Where does “grinig” come from?

grinig (Swedish) comes from Swedish -ig, from Swedish -og, from Old Swedish -ogher, from Old Norse -igr, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

grinig (Swedish): cantankerous, grouchy, grumpy, whiny

Definitions

  1. cantankerous, grouchy, grumpy, whiny

Ancestry of “grinig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedish-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns
2Swedish-og
3Old Swedish-ogher
4Old Norse-igr-y
5Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

Words derived from “grinig

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Swedish -igEvery word from Proto-Germanic -gaz
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