Where does “griser” come from?

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

griser (Norwegian Bokmål): indefinite plural of gris; present of grise

Definitions

  1. indefinite plural of gris; present of grise

Ancestry of “griser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgriseto farrow, give birth to piglets; grise til - to...
2Norwegian Bokmålgrisa pig; imperative of grise
3Old Norsegríssyoung pig, piglet
4Proto-Germanic*grīsanąto shudder, to shake
Every word from Proto-Germanic *grīsaną →Every word from Old Norse gríss →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål gris →