grum
English
/ɡɹʌm/
adj
Definitions
- Morose, stern, surly, sullen.
- Low, deep in the throat; guttural
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English grom inherited from Old English grom inherited from Proto-Germanic *gramaz (bearing a grudge, angry) 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
- χρόμαδος Ancient Greek
- χρόμος Ancient Greek
- *gʰrem- Proto-Indo-European
- *gramaz Proto-Germanic
- *gramô Proto-Germanic
- *grimmaz Proto-Germanic
- grym Swedish
- grymhet Swedish
- *grōma Old English
- gram Old English
- grom Old English
- grom Middle English
- gramr Old Norse
- grimmr Old Norse
- *grьměti Proto-Slavic
- groumet Old French
- gram Old High German
- *gram Old Dutch