Where does “grief” come from?

grief (Ladin) comes from Late Latin grevis, from Latin gravis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

grief (Ladin): arduous; difficult; steep

Definitions

arduous; difficult; steep

Ancestry of “grief”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Late Latin	grevis	—
2	Latin	gravis	heavy; troublesome, hard; grave, serious
3	Proto-Indo-European	gʷréh₂us	heavy
4	Proto-Indo-European	-us	Forms adjectives from Caland system roots

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Latin gravis →