Etymograph

English

gurnard

Gurnard comes from Old French gournart, from Latin grunniō ‘to grunt’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gru-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gru-reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgrunniōas grunnīre‘to grunt’
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400gournart
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500gurnard
  5. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gru-reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgrunniōas grunnīre‘to grunt’
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400gournart
  4. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500gurnard
  5. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Latin grunniō ‘to grunt’

groin, 3 more

Today it means

noun Any of various marine fish of the family Triglidae that have a large armored head and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gru- / gurnard

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