Where does “grán” come from?

grán (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.

grán (Irish): grain

Definitions

  1. grain

Ancestry of “grán”, step by step

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