Where does “gramvoll” come from?

gramvoll (German) comes from German gram, 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.

gramvoll (German): sorrowful

Definitions

  1. sorrowful

Ancestry of “gramvoll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangramangry
2Middle High Germangramdispleasure, anger
3Old High Germangramfurious, gloomy, grieved
4Proto-Germanicgramazfurious; hostile
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
6Proto-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 →