grein
Dutch (Brabantic)
noun
Definitions
- a small something; a grain
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch grein (a grain) derived from French grain (a grain) derived from Latin grānum (grain, seed, kernel, a grain) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm (grain, worn-down), *ǵerh₂- (grow old, mature, old, grown-up).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ǵerh₂-
Gloss
grow old, mature, old, grown-up
Concept
Semantic Field
Time
Ontological Category
Other
Kanji
古, 老
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- geriatrics English
- *granica Latin
- granarium Latin
- granatum Latin
- granatus Latin
- granum Latin
- grānulum Latin
- grānum Latin
- grānārium Latin
- grānātum Latin
- pōmum Latin
- grano Italian
- graan Dutch, Flemish
- grof Dutch, Flemish
- grofgrein Dutch, Flemish
- engrain French
- grain French
- grenier French
- gros-grain French
- égrener French
- Γραικός Ancient Greek
- Γραῖα Ancient Greek
- γέρας Ancient Greek
- γέρων Ancient Greek
- *ǵerh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵerh₂-n-on- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵerh₂-yó-s Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵr̥h₂-nó-s Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵr̥h₂-yéw-s Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵr̥h₂nóm Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵérh₂onts Proto-Indo-European
- *karilaz Proto-Germanic
- *kurnilaz Proto-Germanic
- *kurną Proto-Germanic
- corn Old English
- *zьrno Proto-Slavic
- *zьrělъ Proto-Slavic
- *zьrěti Proto-Slavic
- *zь̀rno Proto-Slavic
- grain Old French
- grenate Old French
- grajno Esperanto
- gra Catalan, Valencian
- grâu Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- grăunte Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- زال Persian
- زرمان Persian
- grein Middle Dutch
- grofgrein Afrikaans
- gros-grain Middle French
- grão Old Portuguese
- *grānom Proto-Celtic
- *ȷ́arH- Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *ȷ́ŕ̥Hyati Proto-Indo-Iranian
- grãn Aromanian
- gãrnuts Aromanian
- gran Friulian
- grano Old Spanish
- *grunā Proto-Albanian
- *grāwā Proto-Albanian
- *źirnja- Proto-Balto-Slavic
- *źírˀna Proto-Balto-Slavic