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Where does “hrom” come from?

hrom (Czech) comes from Old Czech hrom, from Proto-Slavic gromъ, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrom-o-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

hrom (Czech): thunder

Definitions

  1. thunder

Ancestry of “hrom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechhrom—
2Proto-Slavicgromъthunder
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrom-o-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “hrom”

  • ohromit
  • hromosvod
  • ohromený
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