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Where does “グルメ” come from?

グルメ (Japanese) 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.

グルメ (Japanese): gourmet

Definitions

  1. gourmet

Ancestry of “グルメ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgourmeta wine expert, especially one who is adept at...
2Middle Frenchgourmet—
3Old Frenchgroumetwine broker, valet in charge of wines, servant
4Old Frenchgrommesmanservant; wine-taster, manservant
5Middle EnglishgromAlternative form of grome; boy, valet, servant
6Old Englishgrom—
7Proto-Germanicgramazfurious; hostile
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
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