Where does “gránda” come from?
gránda (Irish) comes from Irish gránna, from Old Irish gránda, from Old Irish gráin, from Proto-Celtic *gragnis.
gránda (Irish): Obsolete spelling of gránna
Definitions
- Obsolete spelling of gránna
Ancestry of “gránda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | gránna | ugly, unattractive; poor, wretched, unfortunate |
| 2 | Old Irish | gránda | horrible, terrible, ugly, repulsive, hateful |
| 3 | Old Irish | gráin | awfulness, an object of loathing or horror,... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *gragnis | — |