Where does “grimace” come from?

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

grimace (French): grimace; first-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. grimace; first-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “grimace”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchgrimace—
2Old Frenchgrimace—
3Old Frenchgrimemask
4Frankishgrīma—
5Proto-Germanicgrīmômask; visor; helmet
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “grimace”

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