Where does “grām” come from?

grām (Vilamovian) comes from Old High German gram, from Proto-Germanic gramaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

grām (Vilamovian): grief

Definitions

  1. grief

Ancestry of “grām”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangramfurious, gloomy, grieved
2Proto-Germanicgramazfurious; hostile
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gramaz →