Proto-Germanic

*grīmô

‘mask’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *grīmô.

2 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *grīmô, most familiar first.

• grime ← grim ← grīma ← *grīmō
• grimace ← *grīma

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *grīmô