Where does “grom” come from?

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

grom (Old English): fetus, womb-child

Definitions

  1. fetus, womb-child

Ancestry of “grom”, step by step

grom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic gramaz

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

via Old English grōwan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgrōwanto grow, increase, flourish, germinate
2Proto-Germanicgrōanąto green; to grow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Words derived from “grom

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem-Every word from Proto-Germanic gramaz