Where does “grad” come from?

grad (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic gradъ, from Proto-Indo-European greh₃d-.

grad (Polish): hail; gradian

Definitions

  1. hail; gradian

Ancestry of “grad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgradъhail
2Proto-Indo-Europeangreh₃d-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European greh₃d- →Every word from Proto-Slavic gradъ →
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