Where does “gráinne” come from?

gráinne (Irish) comes from Old Irish grán, from Proto-Celtic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

gráinne (Irish): grain; Synonym of gránnacht; comparative degree...

Definitions

  1. grain; Synonym of gránnacht; comparative degree...

Ancestry of “gráinne”, step by step

gráinne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish grán

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgrángrain harvested seeds of various grass-related food crops
2Proto-Celticgrānomgrain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Irish gránna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishgránnaugly, unattractive; poor, wretched, unfortunate
2Old Irishgrándahorrible, terrible, ugly, repulsive, hateful
3Old Irishgráinawfulness, an object of loathing or horror,...
4Proto-Celtic*gragnisawful

Words derived from “gráinne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm →