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Where does “gristel” come from?
gristel (Middle English) comes from Old English gristel, from Proto-West Germanic gristil.
Ancestry of “gristel”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old English
gristel
cartilage
2
Proto-West Germanic
gristil
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Words derived from “gristel”
gristle
gristly
gristlehead
gristleless
gristliness
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