Where does “*grioȥan” come from?

*grioȥan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic greutan, from Proto-Germanic greutaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēw-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

Ancestry of “*grioȥan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgreutanto grind, to crush
2Proto-Germanicgreutanąto grind, crush
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēw-to grind, rub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “*grioȥan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic greutaną →