Where does “grine” come from?

grine (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse grína, from Proto-Germanic grīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

grine (Norwegian Bokmål): to cry

Definitions

  1. to cry

Ancestry of “grine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegrínato grin
2Proto-Germanicgrīnanąto snarl, show teeth, grin; to flash, give light
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grīnaną →Every word from Old Norse grína →