Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “gʰrēy-”

171 words across 50 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy- — including grim, grimace, grimy, grime, grimacing, ghee, creme, crème.

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English (31)

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Italian (11)

Norwegian Bokmål (9)

Finnish (6)

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Polish (1)

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