Where does “grennian” come from?

grennian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *grannjōn, from Proto-Germanic *granjōną — to howl.

grennian (Old English): to bare the teeth due to anger, pain, etc.; to grin

Definitions

  1. to bare the teeth due to anger, pain, etc.; to grin

Ancestry of “grennian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*grannjōnto howl
2Proto-Germanic*granjōnąto howl

Words derived from “grennian”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *granjōną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *grannjōn →