Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/graljaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

*grellaną

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to make a noise, rattle, mumble, murmur”).

Verb

*graljaną

To cry out loudly and sharply; shout

Related terms

*grellaz
*gruljaną

Descendants

Old English: griellan, grillan
- Middle English: grillen
  - Scots: grill; gril, girl; garl
  - English: grill
Old Saxon: *grellian
- Middle Low German: grellen
  - German Low German: vergrellt
  - Low German: vergrellen
Old Dutch: *grellen
- Middle Dutch: grillen
  - Dutch: (grillen ?)
Old High German: *grellen
- Middle High German: grellen
  - German: grellen

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