English
gritten
Gritten comes from Middle English *grytten.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*gryttenreconstructed
- Englishearliest quotation 1919gritten
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*gryttenreconstructed
- Englishearliest quotation 1919gritten
Earliest quotation: 1919, Illustrated World: “The Walkers make their bread from cornmeal, which they…”
Formed from grit + -en ‘made of’
Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- ‘to grind, to rub’
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Proto-Germanic *greutą
Proto-West Germanic *greut
Old English grēot
Middle English grete
English grit
Every English word from Middle English *grytten
Today it means
adj Made of or consisting of grits.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English *grytten / gritten