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Where does “graljaną” come from?

graljaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

graljaną (Proto-Germanic): To cry out loudly and sharply; shout

Definitions

  1. To cry out loudly and sharply; shout

Ancestry of “graljaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “graljaną”

  • growl
  • growler
  • growly
  • Growlery
  • growlsome
  • growliness
  • grouillement
  • grouiller
  • gurlen
  • grillen
  • groulen
  • grollen
  • griellan
  • grouiller
  • grouller
  • grollen
  • grouiller
  • grullen
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