Where does “gurmee” come from?
gurmee (Finnish) comes from French gourme, from French gourmet, from Middle French gourmet, from Old French groumet, from Old French grommes, from Middle English grom, from Old English grom, from Proto-Germanic gramaz — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
gurmee (Finnish): gourmet; delicious; gourmet quality, gourmet food
Definitions
- gourmet; delicious; gourmet quality, gourmet food
Ancestry of “gurmee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | gourme | — |
| 2 | French | gourmet | a wine expert, especially one who is adept at... |
| 3 | Middle French | gourmet | — |
| 4 | Old French | groumet | wine broker, valet in charge of wines, servant |
| 5 | Old French | grommes | manservant; wine-taster, manservant |
| 6 | Middle English | grom | Alternative form of grome; boy, valet, servant |
| 7 | Old English | grom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gramaz | furious; hostile |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrem- | to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
Words derived from “gurmee”