grimm
Old English
adj
Definitions
- fierce, savage, terrible, cruel, angry
Etymology
Inherited from *grimm inherited from Proto-Germanic *grimmaz (grim, fierce) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem- (thunder, grumble, roar, resound, rub, grind, scrape, tear, scratch).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gʰrem-
Gloss
thunder, grumble, roar, resound, rub, grind, scrape, tear, scratch
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
泪, 涙
Emoji
⛈️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Grim Reaper English
- греме́ть Russian
- гремучий Russian
- загреметь Russian
- погремушка Russian
- прогреметь Russian
- χρόμαδος Ancient Greek
- χρόμος Ancient Greek
- *gʰrem- Proto-Indo-European
- *gramaz Proto-Germanic
- *gramô Proto-Germanic
- *grimmaz Proto-Germanic
- grym Swedish
- grymhet Swedish
- grim Old English
- niþgrimm Old English
- nīþ Old English
- grimmleikr Old Norse
- grimmr Old Norse
- grim Danish
- *gromъ Proto-Slavic
- *grьměti Proto-Slavic
- grimmur Icelandic
- grim Old High German
- grimmer Middle High German
- *grimm gmw-pro
- грьмѣти Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian