English
griefsome
From grief + -some.
Formed from grief + -some
Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- ‘heavy’
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Proto-Italic *gʷraus ‘heavy’
Latin gravis ‘heavy, grievous, sad’
Old French grief ‘grave, heavy, grievous, sad’
Middle English greef
English grief
Today it means
adj Marked by grief; grievous.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / griefsome