Where does “grouiller” come from?

grouiller (Old French) comes from Old French grouller, from Middle Dutch grollen, from Old Dutch grullen, from Proto-Germanic graljaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

grouiller (Old French): to rumble

Definitions

  1. to rumble

Ancestry of “grouiller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgroullerto growl, grumble
2Middle Dutchgrollento make a noise; to croak, grumble, murmur; to be...
3Old Dutchgrullen—
4Proto-GermanicgraljanąTo cry out loudly and sharply; shout
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “grouiller”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic graljaną →Every word from Old Dutch grullen →