Where does “gristle” come from?

gristle (Old English) comes from Old English grist, from Proto-Germanic gredaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrew- — to grind, rub; to rub, grind; to weep, be sad.

gristle (Old English): gristle, cartilage

Definitions

  1. gristle, cartilage

Ancestry of “gristle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgristgrinding; a grinding
2Proto-Germanicgredanąto crunch
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrew-to grind, rub; to rub, grind; to weep, be sad

Words derived from “gristle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gredaną →Every word from Old English grist →