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Where does “grimmaz” come from?

grimmaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

grimmaz (Proto-Germanic): grim, grimly, fierce

Definitions

  1. grim, grimly, fierce

Ancestry of “grimmaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “grimmaz”

  • grim
  • grimy
  • grime
  • griminess
  • begrime
  • grimily
  • grimsir
  • grimeless
  • grimsome
  • grimdark
  • begrimer
  • grinta
  • grintoso
  • grintosamente
  • grimmig
  • grym
  • grymhet
  • grim
  • grim
  • niþgrimm
  • grimm
  • grim
  • grimmur
  • grimmiþō
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