Where does “grimmu” come from?

grimmu (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic grimmį̄, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

Ancestry of “grimmu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgrimmį̄anger, wrath
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “grimmu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grimmį̄ →
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