Where does “gramheort” come from?

gramheort (Old English) comes from Old English gram, 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.

gramheort (Old English): fierce-minded

Definitions

  1. fierce-minded

Ancestry of “gramheort”, step by step

gramheort traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English gram

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgramangry, hostile
2Proto-West Germanic*gram(i)angry, hostile
3Proto-Germanicgramazfurious; hostile
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

via Old English heorte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishheorteheart
2Proto-West Germanichertāheart
3Proto-Germanichertôheart
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gramaz →