Where does “greef” come from?

greef (Middle English) comes from Old French grief, from Late Latin grevis, from Latin gravis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

Ancestry of “greef”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgriefpain; anguish; suffering; sad
2Late Latingrevis
3Latingravisheavy; troublesome, hard; grave, serious
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
5Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “greef

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -usEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂usEvery word from Latin gravis