Where does “grís” come from?

grís (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse gríss, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaną — to shudder, to shake.

grís (Icelandic): piglet; pig; a lucky guess

Definitions

  1. piglet; pig; a lucky guess

Ancestry of “grís”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegríssyoung pig, piglet
2Proto-Germanic*grīsanąto shudder, to shake

Words derived from “grís”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *grīsaną →Every word from Old Norse gríss →