Where does “גריל” come from?

גריל (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German grille, from Old High German grillo, from Latin gryllus, from Ancient Greek γρύλλος — kind of dance performed in Egypt; performer in...

גריל (Yiddish): cricket

Definitions

  1. cricket

Ancestry of “גריל”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangrillecricket
2Old High Germangrillo—
3Latingrylluscricket, grasshopper; a comic figure
4Ancient Greekγρύλλοςkind of dance performed in Egypt; performer in...

Words derived from “גריל”

Every word from Ancient Greek γρύλλος →Every word from Latin gryllus →Every word from Old High German grillo →