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Where does “grueling” come from?

Grueling comes from English gruel, from Middle English gruel, from Old French gruel, from Old French gru, from Frankish grūt, from Proto-Germanic grūtiz, from Proto-Germanic grūtą.

grueling (English): Alternative spelling of gruelling

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of gruelling

Ancestry of “grueling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgruellingSo difficult or taxing as to make one exhausted;...
2EnglishgruelA thin, watery porridge, formerly eaten primarily...
3Middle Englishgruel—
4Old Frenchgruelcoarse meal; > French {{m|fr|gruau}}
5Medieval Latingrutellum—
6Medieval Latingrutumflour; meal; flour, meal, used as seasoning for...
7Proto-Germanicgrūtizground material; grit

Words derived from “grueling”

  • gruelingly
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