Where does “gryne” come from?
gryne (Yola) comes from Middle English greyn, from Old French grain, 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.
gryne (Yola): grain
Definitions
- grain
Ancestry of “gryne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | greyn | Any kind of seed or planting body; Any plant that... |
| 2 | Old French | grain | grain edible part of a cereal plant |
| 3 | Latin | grānum | grain, seed, small kernel |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | grānom | grain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |