Where does “groynen” come from?

groynen (Middle English) comes from Old English grunnian, from Proto-Germanic grunnōną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrun- — to shout.

groynen (Middle English): To mumble, growl or babble; To make a gnarling or...

Definitions

  1. To mumble, growl or babble; To make a gnarling or...

Ancestry of “groynen”, step by step

groynen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English grunnian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgrunnianto grunt
2Proto-Germanicgrunnōnąto grunt
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrun-to shout

via Old French groignier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgroignier—
2LatingrunnioI grunt

Words derived from “groynen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrun- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grunnōną →Every word from Old English grunnian →