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Where does “égrener” come from?

égrener (French) comes from French grain, from Old French grain, from Latin grānum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

égrener (French): to shell, pod; to gin; to ripple

Definitions

  1. to shell, pod; to gin; to ripple

Ancestry of “égrener”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgraingrain; a small amount, a bit; squall,...
2Old Frenchgraingrain
3Latingrānum—
4Proto-Italicgrānom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
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