Where does “grêle” come from?

grêle (French) comes from Old French graisle, from Latin gracilis, from Latin graceō, from Proto-Indo-European kerḱ- — to wane, become thin; to become thin; to wane; to...

grêle (French): spindly, lanky; hail; third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. spindly, lanky; hail; third-person singular...

Ancestry of “grêle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgraisleslim; a type of horn used in battle
2Latingracilisslender, slim, thin; meager, scanty, lean;...
3Latingraceō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankerḱ-to wane, become thin; to become thin; to wane; to...

Words derived from “grêle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerḱ- →Every word from Latin graceō →Every word from Latin gracilis →