Where does “i granskauen” come from?

i granskauen (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk gran, from Old Norse grǫn, from Latin grānum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

i granskauen (Norwegian Nynorsk): the hell (after an interrogative term)

Definitions

  1. the hell (after an interrogative term)

Ancestry of “i granskauen”, step by step

i granskauen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk gran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgranspruce
2Old Norsegrǫnspruce, pine tree; mustache, lip
3Latingrānumgrain, seed, small kernel
4Proto-Italicgrānomgrain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Norwegian Nynorsk i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskiin, inside of; for, in, during; in
2LatinIi
3Etruscan𐌉—
4Ancient GreekΙThe number one in Greek numerals resp. Attic...
5Phoenician𐤉yod; yodh
6Egyptian𓂝—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm →