Where does “grooming” come from?
Grooming derives from English groom, from Old English gram, from Proto-Germanic gramaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem-, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European gʰer-.
grooming (English): present participle of groom; Care for one's...
Definitions
- present participle of groom; Care for one's...
Ancestry of “grooming”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | groom | A man who is about to marry; A person who cares... |
| 2 | English | bridegroom | A man in the context of his own wedding; one who... |
| 3 | Middle English | brydgrome | Alternative form of bridegome |
| 4 | Middle English | bridegome | A groom; a man recently married or to be married;... |
| 5 | Old English | brȳdguma | bridegroom |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *brūdigumō | bridegroom, husband of the bride |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | brūdigumô | bridegroom, husband of the bride |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gumô | man |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰm̥mō | earthling, human |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |