Where does “grise” come from?

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

grise (Norwegian Bokmål): to farrow, give birth to piglets; grise til - to...

Definitions

  1. to farrow, give birth to piglets; grise til - to...

Ancestry of “grise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgrisa pig; imperative of grise
2Old Norsegríssyoung pig, piglet
3Proto-Germanic*grīsanąto shudder, to shake

Words derived from “grise”

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