Where does “grief” come from?

grief (Old French) comes from Late Latin grevis, from Latin gravis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

grief (Old French): pain; anguish; suffering; sad

Definitions

  1. pain; anguish; suffering; sad

Ancestry of “grief”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latingrevis—
2Latingravisheavy; troublesome, hard; grave, serious
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
4Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “grief”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Latin gravis →