Where does “grell” come from?

grell (Luxembourgish) comes from German grell, from Middle High German grel, from Middle High German grellen — to cry loudly, scream.

grell (Luxembourgish): glaring, dazzling, lurid; loud, garish; shrill

Definitions

  1. glaring, dazzling, lurid; loud, garish; shrill

Ancestry of “grell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangrellglaring, lurid; loud, garish; shrill
2Middle High Germangrelangry, violent
3Middle High Germangrellento cry loudly, scream

Words derived from “grell”

Every word from Middle High German grellen →Every word from Middle High German grel →Every word from German grell →