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Where does “grennian” come from?

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

Ancestry of “grennian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*grannjōn—
2Proto-Germanic*granjōną—

Words derived from “grennian”

  • grin
  • grinning
  • agrin
  • girn
  • grinningly
  • girning
  • grinner
  • grinneth
  • grinsome
  • grinnest
  • outgrin
  • grinnen
Every word from Proto-Germanic *granjōną →