Where does “gram” come from?

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

gram (Middle English): Angry

Definitions

  1. Angry

Ancestry of “gram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgramangry, hostile
2Proto-West Germanic*gram(i)angry, hostile
3Proto-Germanicgramazfurious; hostile
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
5Proto-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 →