English
grievesome
From grieve + -some.
Formed from grieve + -some
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
adj Marked by grief or grieving; grievous.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / grievesome