Where does “grieving” come from?
Grieving comes from Middle English greyve, from Old French greve, from Latin gravare meaning to burden or weigh down, derived from Latin gravis meaning heavy, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us.
grieving (English): present participle of grieve; An act or instance...
Definitions
- present participle of grieve; An act or instance...
Ancestry of “grieving”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | grieve | To cause sorrow or distress to; To feel very sad... |
| 2 | Middle English | greyve | steward |
| 3 | Old Norse | greifi | a count, earl, steward |
| 4 | Middle Low German | grēve | — |
| 5 | Old High German | grāvio | count, local judge |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | garāfijō | count; earl; reeve, bailiff |
Words derived from “grieving”