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Where does “grawn” come from?

grawn (Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic grọn, from Proto-Celtic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

grawn (Welsh): grain

Definitions

  1. grain

Ancestry of “grawn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicgrọngrain
2Proto-Celticgrānomgrain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “grawn”

  • grawnwin
  • grawnwinen
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