Where does “grush” come from?

grush (Scots) comes from Old English grūt, from Proto-Germanic grūtą, from Proto-Germanic grutą.

grush (Scots): to crush, grind, crumble down; to strew with...

Definitions

  1. to crush, grind, crumble down; to strew with...

Ancestry of “grush”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgrūtmeal; grout; dregs; coarse meal
2Proto-Germanicgrūtą—
3Proto-Germanicgrutą—
Every word from Proto-Germanic grutą →Every word from Proto-Germanic grūtą →Every word from Old English grūt →