Where does “grauntien” come from?

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

Ancestry of “grauntien”, step by step

grauntien 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 “grauntien

Every word from Old French greanterEvery word from Old French granterEvery word from Anglo-Norman granter
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