Where does “grüsch” come from?

grüsch (Middle High German) comes from Old High German kruska, from Proto-Germanic grutskô, from Proto-Germanic greutaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēw-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

Ancestry of “grüsch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankruskabran
2Proto-Germanicgrutskô—
3Proto-Germanicgreutanąto grind, crush
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēw-to grind, rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “grüsch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic greutaną →