Where does “grouillement” come from?
grouillement (French) comes from French grouiller, from Middle French grouiller, from Old French grouiller, from Old French grouller, from Middle Dutch grollen, from Old Dutch grullen, from Proto-Germanic graljaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
grouillement (French): swarming; swarm
Definitions
- swarming; swarm
Ancestry of “grouillement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | grouiller | to mill about, swarm with people; to swarm or... |
| 2 | Middle French | grouiller | to shake, stir, agitate, scold, hasten, swarm,... |
| 3 | Old French | grouiller | to rumble |
| 4 | Old French | grouller | to growl, grumble |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | grollen | to make a noise; to croak, grumble, murmur; to be... |
| 6 | Old Dutch | grullen | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | graljaną | To cry out loudly and sharply; shout |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |