Where does “grèim” come from?

grèim (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish greimm, from Proto-Celtic gremman, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ- — to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...

grèim (Scottish Gaelic): grip, grasp, clutch, cling, grapple

Definitions

  1. grip, grasp, clutch, cling, grapple

Ancestry of “grèim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgreimmgrasp, hold; authority, power; profit
2Proto-Celticgremman—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrebʰ-to grab; gather up; rake; to seize, grab; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gremman →Every word from Old Irish greimm →