English
grant
Grant comes from Middle English granten, and goes back to Old French granter.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400granter
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400same form
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500granten
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1591–1592grant
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400granter
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400same form
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500granten
- Englishearliest quotation c. 1591–1592grant
Earliest quotation: c. 1591–1592, William Shakespeare, The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]: “Before I would have granted to that act. But…”
Every English word from Old French granter
Today it means
verb To give (permission or wish).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French granter / grant