Where does “grimlach” come from?

grimlach (Dutch) comes from Dutch grimmen, from Middle Dutch grimmen, from Old Dutch grimman, from Proto-West Germanic *grimman, from Proto-Germanic grimmaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrénme-.

grimlach (Dutch): a scornful, grim, or bitter smirk; a wide smile

Definitions

  1. a scornful, grim, or bitter smirk; a wide smile

Ancestry of “grimlach”, step by step

grimlach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch grimmen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgrimmento grimace; to growl, to roar
2Middle Dutchgrimmento be angry, to rage; to growl, to snarl; to grin...
3Old Dutchgrimman—
4Proto-West Germanic*grimmanto rage, roar, be angry
5Proto-Germanicgrimmanąto rage, roar, be angry
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrénme-—

via Dutch lach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlachsmile; laugh
2Middle Dutchlachfirst/third-person singular present indicative of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrénme- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grimmaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *grimman →
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