Where does “grome” come from?
grome (Middle English) comes from Old English grama, from Proto-Germanic gramô, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
grome (Middle English): A male child of any age; One's assistant or...
Definitions
- A male child of any age; One's assistant or...
Ancestry of “grome”, step by step
grome traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English grama
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | grama | anger, rage, wrath, indignation, fury; trouble;... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gramô | anger, wrath; one who is angry, fiend, enemy |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrem- | to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |