Where does “gruau” come from?

gruau (French) comes from Old French gruel, from Medieval Latin grutellum, from Medieval Latin grutum, from Proto-Germanic grūtiz — ground material; grit.

gruau (French): gruel

Definitions

  1. gruel

Ancestry of “gruau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgruelcoarse meal; > French {{m|fr|gruau}}
2Medieval Latingrutellum—
3Medieval Latingrutumflour; meal; flour, meal, used as seasoning for...
4Proto-Germanicgrūtizground material; grit
Every word from Proto-Germanic grūtiz →Every word from Medieval Latin grutum →Every word from Medieval Latin grutellum →