Where does “gram” come from?

gram (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch gram, from Proto-Germanic gramaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

gram (Middle Dutch): angry; sad, upset

Definitions

  1. angry; sad, upset

Ancestry of “gram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchgram—
2Proto-Germanicgramazfurious; hostile
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “gram”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gramaz →