Where does “Pogrom” come from?

Pogrom (German) comes from Russian погро́м, from Russian громи́ть, from Proto-Slavic *gromiti — to thunder, to rattle.

Pogrom (German): pogrom organized riot against an ethnic or religious minority, especially Jews

Definitions

  1. pogrom organized riot against an ethnic or religious minority, especially Jews

Ancestry of “Pogrom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпогро́мpogrom, massacre
2Russianгроми́тьto smash, to sack
3Proto-Slavic*gromitito thunder, to rattle

Words derived from “Pogrom”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *gromiti →Every word from Russian громи́ть →Every word from Russian погро́м →