Where does “Gréif” come from?

Gréif (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German griobo — that which is coarse; coarse.

Gréif (Luxembourgish): crackling, greaves

Definitions

  1. crackling, greaves

Ancestry of “Gréif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangriobothat which is coarse; coarse
Every word from Old High German griobo
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