Etymology Explorer › Irish

Where does “grean” come from?

grean (Irish) comes from Old Irish grían, from Proto-Celtic *greinā.

grean (Irish): hatch, engrave; grit, gravel

Definitions

  1. hatch, engrave; grit, gravel

Ancestry of “grean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgríansun
2Proto-Celtic*greinā—

Words derived from “grean”

  • fótaighreanadóir
  • fótaighreanadóireacht
Every word from Proto-Celtic *greinā →