gristle
English
/ˈɡɹɪsəl/
noun
Definitions
- Cartilage; cartilage present, as a tough substance, in meat.
- (figuratively) Bone not yet hardened by age and hard work.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English gristel inherited from Old English gristel (gristle), grist (grinding, a grinding) derived from Proto-Germanic *gredaną (crunch) suf from English grist.
Origin
English
grist
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- grist English
- gristlehead English
- gristleless English
- gristliness English
- gristly English
- gristmill English
- head English
- *gʰrew- Proto-Indo-European
- *gredaną Proto-Germanic
- grist Old English
- gristel Old English
- grist Middle English
- gristel Middle English
- *gristil gmw-pro