Where does “grikkr” come from?
grikkr (Old Norse) comes from Old East Slavic грькъ, from Vulgar Latin graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός, from Ancient Greek γραῖα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
grikkr (Old Norse): the Byzantine Greeks; a person travelling to...
Definitions
- the Byzantine Greeks; a person travelling to...
Ancestry of “grikkr”, step by step
grikkr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old East Slavic грькъ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | грькъ | — |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | graecus | Greek |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Γραικός | Greek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γραῖα | Graea, Boeotia; Greece |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
via Latin Graecus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Graecus | Greek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek... |