Where does “grimsir” come from?
grimsir (English) comes from English sir, from Middle English sir, from Middle English sire, from Old French sire, from Vulgar Latin seior, from Latin senior, from Latin senex, from Proto-Indo-European sénos — old.
grimsir (English): A stern man
Definitions
- A stern man
Ancestry of “grimsir”, step by step
grimsir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sir | A man of a higher rank or position; A respectful... |
| 2 | Middle English | sir | Alternative form of sire |
| 3 | Middle English | sire | Used preceding the name or title of a knight,... |
| 4 | Old French | sire | nominative singular of sieur; master, sir, lord;... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | seior | — |
| 6 | Latin | senior | older, elder; rather old; a lord, sir; an abbot |
| 7 | Latin | senex | old, aged, elderly; old person, old man, old... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sénos | old |
via English grim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | grim | dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding; rigid and... |
| 2 | Middle English | grim | dirt or soot covering the face |
| 3 | Old English | grīma | mask, visor, helmet, spectre, apparition |
| 4 | Frankish | grīmō | mask |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grīmô | mask; visor; helmet |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |