Where does “grein” come from?
grein (Middle English) comes from Middle English greyn, from Old French grain, from Latin grānum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
grein (Middle English): Alternative form of greyn
Definitions
- Alternative form of greyn
Ancestry of “grein”, step by step
grein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English greyn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | greyn | Any kind of seed or planting body; Any plant that... |
| 2 | Old French | grain | grain edible part of a cereal plant |
| 3 | Latin | grānum | grain, seed, small kernel |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | grānom | grain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |