Where does “griozboum” come from?

griozboum (Old High German) comes from Old High German grioz, from Proto-Germanic greutą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrewd-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēw-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

griozboum (Old High German): juniper

Definitions

  1. juniper

Ancestry of “griozboum”, step by step

griozboum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German grioz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangrioz—
2Proto-Germanicgreutągrit
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrewd-to weep, be sad
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēw-to grind, rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Old High German boum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanboumtree, beam
2Proto-West Germanicbaumtree; beam
3Proto-GermanicbaumazAlternative form of *bagmaz; tree, beam, balk;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrewd- →