Where does “grinen” come from?

grinen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch grīnan, from Proto-West Germanic grīnan, from Proto-Germanic grīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

grinen (Middle Dutch): to grin; to grimace; to cry, to weep

Definitions

  1. to grin; to grimace; to cry, to weep

Ancestry of “grinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchgrīnanto grin
2Proto-West Germanicgrīnanto snarl; to grin
3Proto-Germanicgrīnanąto snarl, show teeth, grin; to flash, give light
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grīnaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic grīnan →