Where does “gris” come from?
gris (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse gríss, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaną.
gris (Norwegian Bokmål): a pig; imperative of grise
Definitions
- a pig; imperative of grise
Ancestry of “gris”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | gríss | young pig, piglet |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *grīsaną | — |
Words derived from “gris”