English
grange
Grange comes from Old French grange ‘granary’, from Vulgar Latin *grānica ‘barn’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- ‘to grow old, to mature’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵerh₂-‘to grow old, to mature’root as named
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵr̥h₂nóm‘grain’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*grānom‘grain’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgrānum‘grain’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*grānica‘barn’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400grange‘granary’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500graunge‘granary, barn’
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1603–1604grange
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵerh₂-‘to grow old, to mature’root as named
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵr̥h₂nóm‘grain’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*grānom‘grain’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgrānum‘grain’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*grānica‘barn’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400grange‘granary’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500graunge‘granary, barn’
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1603–1604grange
Earliest quotation: c. 1603–1604, William Shakespeare, The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice: “What tell'st thou me of robbing? / This is…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- ‘to grow old, to mature’
carl, karl, corny, garnet, geriatrics, churlish, 12 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm ‘grain’
through Latin grānum ‘grain’
grain, garner, granite, gram, granular, grenadier, granary, granule, 6 more
Today it means
noun A granary.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- / grange