Where does “griezen” come from?

griezen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German *grioȥan, from Proto-West Germanic greutan, from Proto-Germanic greutaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēw-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

griezen (Middle High German): to grind

Definitions

  1. to grind

Ancestry of “griezen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High German*grioȥan—
2Proto-West Germanicgreutanto grind, to crush
3Proto-Germanicgreutanąto grind, crush
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēw-to grind, rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic greutaną →