Where does “gourmet” come from?
gourmet (Italian) comes from French gourmet, from Middle French gourmet, from Old French groumet, from Old French grommes, from Middle English grom, from Old English grom, from Proto-Germanic gramaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
gourmet (Italian): gourmet
Ancestry of “gourmet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | gourmet | a wine expert, especially one who is adept at... |
| 2 | Middle French | gourmet | — |
| 3 | Old French | groumet | wine broker, valet in charge of wines, servant |
| 4 | Old French | grommes | manservant; wine-taster, manservant |
| 5 | Middle English | grom | Alternative form of grome; boy, valet, servant |
| 6 | Old English | grom | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gramaz | furious; hostile |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrem- | to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |