Where does “grēot” come from?

grēot (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic greutą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrewd-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēw-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

grēot (Old English): earth, sand, grit

Definitions

  1. earth, sand, grit

Ancestry of “grēot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgreutągrit
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrewd-to weep, be sad
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēw-to grind, rub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “grēot”

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