Where does “gratulere” come from?

gratulere (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin grātulor, from Latin grātus, from Proto-Italic grātos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥Htós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerH- — to express approval; praise; to elevate.

gratulere (Norwegian Bokmål): to congratulate

Definitions

  1. to congratulate

Ancestry of “gratulere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingrātulorto congratulate
2Latingrātuspleasing, acceptable, agreeable, welcome
3Proto-Italicgrātos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷr̥Htóspraised
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷerH-to express approval; praise; to elevate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥Htós →Every word from Proto-Italic grātos →