Where does “grusig” come from?

grusig (Swedish) comes from Swedish grus, from Old Swedish grus, from Middle Low German grūs.

grusig (Swedish): gravelly, gritty

Definitions

  1. gravelly, gritty

Ancestry of “grusig”, step by step

grusig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish grus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgrusgravel (small pieces of stone)
2Old Swedishgrus—
3Middle Low Germangrūs—

via Swedish IG

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishIGAbbreviation of inte godkänd or icke godkänd; a...
Every word from Middle Low German grūs →Every word from Old Swedish grus →Every word from Swedish grus →