Etymology Explorer › Italian

Where does “grullo” come from?

grullo (Italian) comes from Lombardic grollo, from Proto-West Germanic *grulljō.

grullo (Italian): stupid, silly; fool, idiot

Definitions

  1. stupid, silly; fool, idiot

Ancestry of “grullo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lombardicgrollorancor, anger
2Proto-West Germanic*grulljō—

Words derived from “grullo”

  • grulla
  • grullaggine
  • grulleria
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *grulljō →