Where does “gram” come from?

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

gram (Old English): angry, hostile

Definitions

  1. angry, hostile

Ancestry of “gram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*gram(i)angry, hostile
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 →