Where does “greeleen” come from?
greeleen (Yola) comes from Middle English greylyng, from Middle English -ling, from Old English -ling, from Old English lang, from Proto-West Germanic lang, from Proto-Germanic langaz, from Proto-Indo-European dlongʰos — long.
greeleen (Yola): young cod-fish, grayling
Definitions
- young cod-fish, grayling
Ancestry of “greeleen”, step by step
greeleen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English greylyng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | greylyng | grayling |
| 2 | Middle English | -ling | An adverbial suffix denoting direction, state or position |
| 3 | Old English | -ling | adverbial suffix denoting direction, state or... |
| 4 | Old English | lang | long; lasting; old, ancient; advanced |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | lang | long |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |
via Yola gry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yola | gry | grey |