Where does “grev” come from?

grev (Romansch) comes from Vulgar Latin grevis, from Latin gravis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

grev (Romansch): heavy, weighty; difficult

Definitions

  1. heavy, weighty; difficult

Ancestry of “grev”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latingrevis—
2Latingravisheavy; troublesome, hard; grave, serious
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
4Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Latin gravis →