Where does “aggrievement” come from?

aggrievement (English) comes from English aggrieve, from Middle English agreven, from Old French agrever, from Latin gravāre, from Latin gravis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

aggrievement (English): The state of being aggrieved

Definitions

  1. The state of being aggrieved

Ancestry of “aggrievement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaggrieveTo cause someone to feel pain or sorrow to; to...
2Middle Englishagreven—
3Old Frenchagrever—
4Latingravāre—
5Latingravisheavy; troublesome, hard; grave, serious
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
7Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Latin gravis →