Where does “niþgrimm” come from?
niþgrimm (Old English) comes from Old English grimm, from Proto-West Germanic grimm, from Proto-Germanic grimmaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
niþgrimm (Old English): hostile, battle-fierce
Ancestry of “niþgrimm”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | grimm | fierce, savage, terrible, cruel, angry |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | grimm | grim, angry |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | grimmaz | grim, grimly, fierce |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrem- | to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |