Etymograph

English

griever

From grieve + -er.

A compound of grieve + -er

Proto-Indo-European *gʷreh₂- ‘heavy’

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Latin gravis ‘grave’

Latin gravō

Old French grever ‘to burden’

Middle English greven ‘to grieve’

English grieve

Today it means

noun One who grieves.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / griever