Where does “grīmō” come from?

grīmō (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic grīmô, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

grīmō (Proto-West Germanic): mask

Definitions

  1. mask

Ancestry of “grīmō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “grīmō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →