Where does “*gram(i)” come from?

*gram(i) (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic gramaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

*gram(i) (Proto-West Germanic): angry, hostile

Definitions

  1. angry, hostile

Ancestry of “*gram(i)”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgramazfurious; hostile
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “*gram(i)

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