Where does “grima” come from?

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

grima (Galician): fear, creeps, uneasiness

Definitions

  1. fear, creeps, uneasiness

Ancestry of “grima”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grīmô →
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