Where does “grieend” come from?

grieend (Yola) comes from Middle English grynden, from Old English grindan, from Proto-Germanic grindaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrendʰ- — beam, plank.

grieend (Yola): to grind, as corn

Definitions

  1. to grind, as corn

Ancestry of “grieend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgryndento grind
2Old Englishgrindanto destroy by crushing; to grind
3Proto-Germanicgrindanąto grind
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrendʰ-beam, plank
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grindaną →Every word from Old English grindan →