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Where does “grautur” come from?

grautur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse grautr, from Proto-Germanic grautaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

grautur (Icelandic): porridge, thick soup, a food popular with...

Definitions

  1. porridge, thick soup, a food popular with...

Ancestry of “grautur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegrautrporridge
2Proto-Germanicgrautazcoarse, crude; big, large
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “grautur”

  • hafragrautur
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