Where does “gram” come from?

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

Ancestry of “gram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgramazfurious; hostile
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
3Proto-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