Where does “grommes” come from?

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

grommes (Old French): manservant; wine-taster, manservant

Definitions

  1. manservant; wine-taster, manservant

Ancestry of “grommes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishgromAlternative form of grome; boy, valet, servant
2Old Englishgromfetus, womb-child
3Proto-Germanicgramazfurious; hostile
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “grommes”

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