Where does “grystyl” come from?

grystyl (Middle English) comes from Old English gristle, from Old English grist, from Proto-Germanic gredaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrew- — to grind, rub; to rub, grind; to weep, be sad.

Ancestry of “grystyl”, step by step

grystyl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English gristle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgristlegristle, cartilage
2Old Englishgristgrinding; a grinding
3Proto-Germanicgredanąto crunch
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrew-to grind, rub; to rub, grind; to weep, be sad

via Old English gristel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgristelcartilage
2Proto-West Germanicgristil—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gredaną →Every word from Old English grist →
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