Where does “grīnan” come from?

grīnan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic grīnan, from Proto-Germanic grīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

grīnan (Old Dutch): to grin

Definitions

  1. to grin

Ancestry of “grīnan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgrīnanto snarl; to grin
2Proto-Germanicgrīnanąto snarl, show teeth, grin; to flash, give light
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “grīnan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grīnaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic grīnan →