Where does “grever” come from?

grever (French) comes from Old French grever, from Latin gravō, from Latin gravis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

grever (French): to burden; put a burden on; to put a weight on;...

Definitions

  1. to burden; put a burden on; to put a weight on;...

Ancestry of “grever”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgreverto weigh down; to make heavier; to burden; to...
2Latingravōto burden, weigh down, oppress
3Latingravisheavy; troublesome, hard; grave, serious
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
5Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “grever”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Latin gravis →