Where does “*grimman” come from?
*grimman (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic grimmaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrénme-.
Ancestry of “*grimman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | grimmaną | to rage, roar, be angry |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrénme- | — |