Where does “gråta” come from?

gråta (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish grata, from Old Norse gráta, from Proto-Germanic grētaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēw-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

gråta (Swedish): to cry, to weep

Definitions

  1. to cry, to weep

Ancestry of “gråta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishgratato weep, cry
2Old Norsegrátato cry
3Proto-Germanicgrētanąto weep, to cry
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēw-to grind, rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “gråta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grētaną →
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