Where does “gris” come from?

gris (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse gríss, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaną — to shudder, to shake.

gris (Norwegian Bokmål): a pig; imperative of grise

Definitions

  1. a pig; imperative of grise

Ancestry of “gris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegríssyoung pig, piglet
2Proto-Germanic*grīsanąto shudder, to shake

Words derived from “gris”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *grīsaną →Every word from Old Norse gríss →