Where does “grive” come from?

grive (French) comes from Old French grieu, from Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός, from Ancient Greek γραῖα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

grive (French): thrush; robin

Definitions

  1. thrush; robin

Ancestry of “grive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgrieu—
2LatinGraecusGreek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek...
3Ancient GreekΓραικόςGreek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient...
4Ancient GreekγραῖαGraea, Boeotia; Greece
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “grive”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek γραῖα →Every word from Ancient Greek Γραικός →