Where does “groyn” come from?

groyn (Middle English) comes from Old French groign, from Late Latin grunium, from Latin grunnīre.

groyn (Middle English): A pig or hog's snout; Such a snout served as...

Definitions

  1. A pig or hog's snout; Such a snout served as...

Ancestry of “groyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgroign—
2Late Latingruniumsnout
3Latingrunnīre—

Words derived from “groyn”

Every word from Latin grunnīre →Every word from Late Latin grunium →Every word from Old French groign →