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Where does “gríss” come from?

gríss (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic *grīsaną.

gríss (Old Norse): young pig, piglet

Definitions

  1. young pig, piglet

Ancestry of “gríss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*grīsaną—

Words derived from “gríss”

  • grise
  • griskin
  • grice
  • gricer
  • grisy
  • gris
  • griser
  • grisunge
  • grise
  • gris
  • gris
  • griset
  • grise
  • griser
  • grys
  • gris
  • gríslingur
  • grís
  • naggrís
  • grice
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