Where does “griljeeraus” come from?

griljeeraus (Finnish) comes from Finnish griljeerata, from Swedish griljera, from French griller, from French grille, from English grill, from English griller, from English -er, from Middle English -er — he, she.

griljeeraus (Finnish): grilling browning and battering

Definitions

  1. grilling browning and battering

Ancestry of “griljeeraus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishgriljeeratato grill to brown and batter
2Swedishgriljerato quickly bake or fry (something previously boiled or fried and then breaded or battered (see panera), to brown it)
3Frenchgrillerto toast; to grill; to smoke
4Frenchgrillegate; grate; grid
5EnglishgrillA grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material...
6EnglishgrillerOne who, or that which, grills; Food suitable for...
7English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
8Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
9Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
10Latin-ārefirst conjugation
11Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
12Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
13Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
14Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
15Chichewaiyehe, she
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