Where does “Grímr” come from?

Grímr (Old Norse) comes from Icelandic gríma, from Frankish grīmō, from Proto-Germanic grīmô, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

Grímr (Old Norse): especially one of Óðinn's names

Definitions

  1. especially one of Óðinn's names

Ancestry of “Grímr”, step by step

Grímr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic gríma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgrímamask; to mask
2Frankishgrīmōmask
3Proto-Germanicgrīmômask; visor; helmet
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

via Proto-Germanic Grīmaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicGrīmaza name for *Wōdanaz

Words derived from “Grímr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grīmô →