Where does “grēselîk” come from?

grēselîk (Middle Low German) comes from Old English grīsan, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaną — to shudder, to shake.

Ancestry of “grēselîk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgrīsanto shudder with horror; to tremble, to be...
2Proto-Germanic*grīsanąto shudder, to shake

Words derived from “grēselîk

Every word from Proto-Germanic *grīsanąEvery word from Old English grīsan