Where does “grimer” come from?

grimer (French) comes from Middle French grime, 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.

grimer (French): to make up, to paint; to make look older

Definitions

  1. to make up, to paint; to make look older

Ancestry of “grimer”, step by step

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

Words derived from “grimer”

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