Where does “grouiller” come from?
grouiller (Middle French) comes from Old French grouiller, from Old French grouller, from Middle Dutch grollen, from Old Dutch grullen, from Proto-Germanic graljaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
grouiller (Middle French): to shake, stir, agitate, scold, hasten, swarm,...
Definitions
- to shake, stir, agitate, scold, hasten, swarm,...
Ancestry of “grouiller”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | grouiller | to rumble |
| 2 | Old French | grouller | to growl, grumble |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | grollen | to make a noise; to croak, grumble, murmur; to be... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | grullen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | graljaną | To cry out loudly and sharply; shout |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
Words derived from “grouiller”