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Where does “grame” come from?

grame (English) comes from Middle English grame, from Old English grama, from Proto-Germanic gramô, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

grame (English): Anger; wrath; scorn; bitterness; repugnance;...

Definitions

  1. Anger; wrath; scorn; bitterness; repugnance;...

Ancestry of “grame”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgrame—
2Old Englishgramaanger, rage, wrath, indignation, fury; trouble;...
3Proto-Germanicgramôanger, wrath; one who is angry, fiend, enemy
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
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