Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “grana” come from?

grana (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic granō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrān- — edge, end, tip.

grana (Old High German): beardhair, moustache

Definitions

  1. beardhair, moustache

Ancestry of “grana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgranōawn; hair resembling an awn, a bunch or bundle of...
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrān-edge, end, tip

Words derived from “grana”

  • Granne
  • begrannt
  • grane
  • gran
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