Where does “gram” come from?

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

gram (Middle High German): displeasure, anger

Definitions

  1. displeasure, anger

Ancestry of “gram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangramfurious, gloomy, grieved
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 →