Where does “Gram” come from?

Gram (German) comes from Middle High German gram, from Old High German gram, from Proto-Germanic gramaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

Gram (German): grief

Definitions

  1. grief

Ancestry of “Gram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangramdispleasure, anger
2Old High Germangramfurious, gloomy, grieved
3Proto-Germanicgramazfurious; hostile
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gramaz →