Etymology Explorer › German

Where does “Gramm” come from?

Gramm (German) comes from French gramme, from Latin gramma, from Ancient Greek γράμμα, from Ancient Greek γράφω, from Proto-Hellenic grəpʰō, from Proto-Indo-European gerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Gramm (German): gram

Definitions

  1. gram

Ancestry of “Gramm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgrammegram
2Latingrammagram
3Ancient Greekγράμμαthat which is written, that which is drawn,...
4Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
5Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “Gramm”

  • Kilogramm
  • Milligramm
  • Mikrogramm
  • dekagrammweise
  • Nanogramm
  • Dekagramm
  • 그람
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →