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Where does “grel-” come from?

grel- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gher- — to rattle, make a noise, grumble.

grel- (Proto-Germanic): to shout, make angry

Definitions

  1. to shout, make angry

Ancestry of “grel-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangher-to rattle, make a noise, grumble

Words derived from “grel-”

  • grillen
  • grillan
  • griellan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gher- →