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Where does “grinnen” come from?

grinnen (Middle English) comes from Old English grennian, from Proto-West Germanic *grannjōn, from Proto-Germanic *granjōną.

Ancestry of “grinnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgrennian—
2Proto-West Germanic*grannjōn—
3Proto-Germanic*granjōną—

Words derived from “grinnen”

  • grin
  • grinning
  • agrin
  • girn
  • grinningly
  • girning
  • grinner
  • grinneth
  • grinsome
  • grinnest
  • outgrin
Every word from Proto-Germanic *granjōną →