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Where does “greimm” come from?

greimm (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic gremman, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ- — to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...

greimm (Old Irish): grasp, hold; authority, power; profit

Definitions

  1. grasp, hold; authority, power; profit

Ancestry of “greimm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticgremman—
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrebʰ-to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...

Words derived from “greimm”

  • gearrghreamannach
  • gasghreim
  • greamannach
  • greamaitheacht
  • greamaitheoir
  • greamaigh
  • greamaitheach
  • greim
  • greim
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