Where does “gregne” come from?
gregne (Walloon) comes from Old French grange, from Latin granicārium, from Vulgar Latin granica, from Latin grānum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
gregne (Walloon): barn building
Definitions
- barn building
Ancestry of “gregne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | grange | granary; barn; grange; small farm |
| 2 | Latin | granicārium | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | granica | grain storage barn, granary; grange, small farm |
| 4 | Latin | grānum | grain, seed, small kernel |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | grānom | grain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |