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

Definitions

  1. crumb, bit

Ancestry of “grimë”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbaniangrijI grind, shred; I cut; I gnaw at, I eat away
2Proto-Albaniangrinja—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₃-to swallow, devour, eat

Words derived from “grimë”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₃- →Every word from Proto-Albanian grinja →Every word from Albanian grij →