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Where does “grǫn” come from?

grǫn (Old Norse) comes from Latin grānum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

grǫn (Old Norse): spruce, pine tree; mustache, lip

Definitions

  1. spruce, pine tree; mustache, lip

Ancestry of “grǫn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingrānum—
2Proto-Italicgrānom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “grǫn”

  • julgransfot
  • gran
  • julgransplundring
  • julgran
  • gran
  • granmeis
  • gran
  • grön
  • grån
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