English
Grennan
Grennan comes from Old French grenon ‘mustache’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *gʰroH-néh₂-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰroH-néh₂-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*granō‘awn, beard-hair, hair-tips, mustache’reconstructed
- Frankishc. 250–700*granureconstructed
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*granonem‘facial hair, mustache’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400grenon‘mustache’
- EnglishtodayGrennan
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰroH-néh₂-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*granō‘awn, beard-hair, hair-tips, mustache’reconstructed
- Frankishc. 250–700*granureconstructed
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*granonem‘facial hair, mustache’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400grenon‘mustache’
- EnglishtodayGrennan
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *gʰroH-néh₂-
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰroH-néh₂- / Grennan