Where does “grīma” come from?

grīma (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic grīmô, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

Ancestry of “grīma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgrīmômask; visor; helmet
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “grīma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grīmô →