Where does “grym” come from?

grym (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish grymber, from Old Norse grimmr, from Proto-Germanic grimmaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

grym (Swedish): cruel

Definitions

  1. cruel

Ancestry of “grym”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishgrymber—
2Old Norsegrimmr—
3Proto-Germanicgrimmazgrim, grimly, fierce
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “grym”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grimmaz →
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