Where does “smuustergrienen” come from?

smuustergrienen (Low German) comes from Low German grienen, from Middle Low German grînen, from Old Saxon grīnan, from Proto-Germanic *grīnan.

smuustergrienen (Low German): to smile and laugh simultaneously

Definitions

  1. to smile and laugh simultaneously

Ancestry of “smuustergrienen”, step by step

smuustergrienen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Low German grienen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germangrienento smile
2Middle Low Germangrînen—
3Old Saxongrīnanto snarl, to grin
4Proto-Germanic*grīnan—

via Low German Smuuster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low GermanSmuuster—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *grīnan →Every word from Old Saxon grīnan →Every word from Middle Low German grînen →