Etymograph

English

grittish

From grit + -ish.

Formed from grit + -ish

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

Today it means

adj Somewhat gritty.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / grittish