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Where does “загреметь” come from?

загреметь (Russian) comes from Russian греме́ть, from Proto-Slavic grьměti, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

загреметь (Russian): to begin to thunder; to be fired, to get into...

Definitions

  1. to begin to thunder; to be fired, to get into...

Ancestry of “загреметь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianгреме́тьto rattle, to thunder
2Proto-Slavicgrьmětito thunder, to roar
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
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