Where does “grusom” come from?

grusom (Danish) comes from Danish søm, from Old Norse saumr, from Old Norse sýja, from Proto-Germanic siwjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sīw- — to sew.

grusom (Danish): cruel; awful, terrible

Definitions

  1. cruel; awful, terrible

Ancestry of “grusom”, step by step

grusom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish søm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsømseam; nail
2Old Norsesaumrseam, nails
3Old Norsesýjato sew
4Proto-Germanicsiwjanąto sew
5Proto-Indo-Europeansīw-to sew

via Danish gru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgruhorror; imperative of grue
2Danishgrueto dread

Words derived from “grusom”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sīw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic siwjaną →Every word from Old Norse sýja →