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Where does “gʰrom-o-” come from?

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

Ancestry of “gʰrom-o-”, 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 “gʰrom-o-”

  • гром
  • громовержец
  • громоотвод
  • Grom
  • Gromny
  • grom
  • гром
  • grom
  • hrom
  • hromosvod
  • ohromit
  • ohromený
  • гром
  • gromъ
  • grom
  • грьмѣти
  • громъ
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