Where does “grice” come from?

grice (Scots) comes from Old Norse gríss, from Proto-Germanic *grīsaną — to shudder, to shake.

grice (Scots): pig, piglet

Definitions

  1. pig, piglet

Ancestry of “grice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegríssyoung pig, piglet
2Proto-Germanic*grīsanąto shudder, to shake
Every word from Proto-Germanic *grīsaną →Every word from Old Norse gríss →