Where does “grantien” come from?

grantien (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman granter, from Old French granter, from Old French greanter — to promise, assure, guarantee, confirm, ratify.

Ancestry of “grantien”, step by step

grantien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Anglo-Norman granter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normangranter—
2Old Frenchgranter—
3Old Frenchgreanterto promise, assure, guarantee, confirm, ratify

via Old French graunter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgraunter—
2Old Frenchgraanterto guarantee; to assure

Words derived from “grantien”

Every word from Old French greanter →Every word from Old French granter →Every word from Anglo-Norman granter →