Where does “grimë” come from?
grimë (Albanian) comes from Albanian grij, from Proto-Albanian grinja, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- — to swallow, devour, eat.
grimë (Albanian): crumb, bit
Ancestry of “grimë”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Albanian | grij | I grind, shred; I cut; I gnaw at, I eat away |
| 2 | Proto-Albanian | grinja | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷerh₃- | to swallow, devour, eat |