Where does “grinci” come from?
grinci (Esperanto) comes from French grincer, from French grigner, from German grînan.
grinci (Esperanto): to creak, grate, grind, gnash
Definitions
- to creak, grate, grind, gnash
Ancestry of “grinci”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | grincer | to squeak; to creak, rasp, squeal; to gnash |
| 2 | French | grigner | — |
| 3 | German | grînan | — |