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”

Every word from Proto-Germanic grainō →