Where does “greuel” come from?
greuel (Middle English) comes from Old French gruel, from Medieval Latin grutellum, from Medieval Latin grutum, from Proto-Germanic grūtiz — ground material; grit.
Ancestry of “greuel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | gruel | coarse meal; > French {{m|fr|gruau}} |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | grutellum | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | grutum | flour; meal; flour, meal, used as seasoning for... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | grūtiz | ground material; grit |
Words derived from “greuel”