Where does “грьмѣти” come from?
грьмѣти (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic grьměti, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
грьмѣти (Old Church Slavonic): to thunder
Ancestry of “грьмѣти”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | grьměti | to thunder, to roar |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrem- | to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |