Where does “gren” come from?

gren (Volapük) comes from English grain, from Middle English grayn, from Old Norse grein, from Proto-Germanic grainō.

gren (Volapük): grain

Definitions

  1. grain

Ancestry of “gren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgrainThe harvested seeds of various grass food crops...
2Middle EnglishgraynA forking channel or pass; a fjord or estuary;...
3Old Norsegreinbranch; point, head, part; cause, reason
4Proto-Germanicgrainō—

Words derived from “gren”

Every word from Proto-Germanic grainō →Every word from Old Norse grein →Every word from Middle English grayn →