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Where does “grayn” come from?

grayn (Middle English) comes from Old Norse grein, from Proto-Germanic grainō.

grayn (Middle English): A forking channel or pass; a fjord or estuary;...

Definitions

  1. A forking channel or pass; a fjord or estuary;...

Ancestry of “grayn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegreinbranch; point, head, part; cause, reason
2Proto-Germanicgrainō—

Words derived from “grayn”

  • grain
  • wholegrain
  • grainstone
  • multigrain
  • subgrain
  • foodgrain
  • grainline
  • grainer
  • woodgrain
  • intergrain
  • grainless
  • grainfield
  • nongrain
  • nanograin
  • grainland
  • intragrain
  • grainage
  • grainlike
  • overgrainer
  • micrograin
  • overgrain
  • gren
  • grenöp
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