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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

  1. A male child of any age; One's assistant or...

Ancestry of “grome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgramaanger, rage, wrath, indignation, fury; trouble;...
2Proto-Germanicgramôanger, wrath; one who is angry, fiend, enemy
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “grome”

  • gourmet
  • grame
  • nongourmet
  • gourmetlike
  • gourmet
  • gourmet
  • gourmet
  • Gourmet
  • gourmet
  • gourmetruoka
  • gourmetravintola
  • gourmet
  • グルメ
  • gourmetten
  • gourmet
  • groumet
  • grommes
  • groume
  • gourmet
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