Where does “*grainōn” come from?

*grainōn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic grainōną, from Proto-Germanic grīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

Ancestry of “*grainōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgrainōnąto howl; weep
2Proto-Germanicgrīnanąto snarl, show teeth, grin; to flash, give light
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “*grainōn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grīnaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic grainōną →