Where does “grimhed” come from?

grimhed (Danish) comes from Danish grim, from Old Danish grim, from Old Norse grimmr, from Proto-Germanic grimmaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

grimhed (Danish): ugliness to be ugly or unappealing

Definitions

  1. ugliness to be ugly or unappealing

Ancestry of “grimhed”, step by step

grimhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish grim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgrimugly, unsightly; nasty
2Old Danishgrim—
3Old Norsegrimmr—
4Proto-Germanicgrimmazgrim, grimly, fierce
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grimmaz →