Where does “grēcisc” come from?

grēcisc (Old English) comes from Old English Grēcas, from Esperanto kreko, from Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός, from Ancient Greek γραῖα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

grēcisc (Old English): Greek

Definitions

  1. Greek

Ancestry of “grēcisc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishGrēcasthe Greeks; Greeks
2Esperantokrekoteal
3LatinGraecusGreek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek...
4Ancient GreekΓραικόςGreek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient...
5Ancient GreekγραῖαGraea, Boeotia; Greece
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “grēcisc

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-Every word from Ancient Greek γραῖαEvery word from Ancient Greek Γραικός