Proto-Indo-European

*gʰer-

‘to grind, rub’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *gʰer-.

33 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer-, most familiar first.

• grand ← graunt ← grant ← grandis ← *grandis
• grill ← gril ← *grielle ← *grallī
• greedy ← gredy ← grēdiġ ← *grēdagaz ← *grēdaz
• charismatic ← χάρισμα ← χᾰρῐ́ζομαι ← χᾰ́ρῐς ← χαίρω
• grit ← grete ← grēot ← *greut ← *greutą
• yearning ← yerning ← ġierning
• growl ← groulen ← groler ← *grullen ← *gruljaną
• grime ← grim ← grīma ← *grīmō ← *grīmô
• yearn ← yernen ← ġeornan ← *girnijan ← *girnijaną
• chromatic ← chromatique ← chrōmaticus ← χρωματικός ← χρῶμα
• grout ← growte ← grūt ← *grūt ← *grūtą
• yar ← ȝaren ← ġeorran ← *gerran

More words from *gʰer-

• grisly
• ochre
• grist
• grimace
• exhort
• grue
• chrism
• charism
• grizzle
• furfural
• hortatory
• groud
• agrise
• chrismon
• dehort
• exhortatory
• exhortative
• furfuraceous
• furfuration
• hortative
• hortation
• girl
• card
• chart
• charter
• chronic
• cartoon
• chorus
• cartel
• cartridge
• carton
• carte

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰer-