Where does “Grieche” come from?
Grieche (German) comes from Middle High German krieche, from Old High German chreah, from Proto-West Germanic krēk, from Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός, from Ancient Greek γραῖα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
Grieche (German): a Greek
Definitions
- a Greek
Ancestry of “Grieche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | krieche | — |
| 2 | Old High German | chreah | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | krēk | Greek |
| 4 | Latin | Graecus | Greek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Γραικός | Greek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γραῖα | Graea, Boeotia; Greece |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |