Where does “gråte” come from?

gråte (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse gráta, from Proto-Germanic grētaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēw-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

gråte (Norwegian Bokmål): to cry or weep

Definitions

  1. to cry or weep

Ancestry of “gråte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegrátato cry
2Proto-Germanicgrētanąto weep, to cry
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēw-to grind, rub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grētaną →