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