Where does “gruel” come from?

gruel (Middle English) comes from Old French gruel, from Medieval Latin grutellum, from Medieval Latin grutum, from Proto-Germanic grūtiz — ground material; grit.

Ancestry of “gruel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgruelcoarse meal; > French {{m|fr|gruau}}
2Medieval Latingrutellum—
3Medieval Latingrutumflour; meal; flour, meal, used as seasoning for...
4Proto-Germanicgrūtizground material; grit

Words derived from “gruel”

Every word from Proto-Germanic grūtiz →Every word from Medieval Latin grutum →Every word from Medieval Latin grutellum →