Where does “gurmeeruoka” come from?
gurmeeruoka (Finnish) comes from Finnish gurmee, 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 — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
gurmeeruoka (Finnish): Synonym of gourmetruoka
Definitions
- Synonym of gourmetruoka
Ancestry of “gurmeeruoka”, step by step
gurmeeruoka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish gurmee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | gurmee | gourmet; delicious; gourmet quality, gourmet food |
| 2 | French | gourme | strangles, equine distemper disease of horses caused by an infection by the bacterium |
| 3 | French | gourmet | a wine expert, especially one who is adept at... |
| 4 | Middle French | gourmet | — |
| 5 | Old French | groumet | wine broker, valet in charge of wines, servant |
| 6 | Old French | grommes | manservant; wine-taster, manservant |
| 7 | Middle English | grom | Alternative form of grome; boy, valet, servant |
| 8 | Old English | grom | fetus, womb-child |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gramaz | furious; hostile |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrem- | to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |