Etymograph

English

grimester

From grime + -ster.

Formed from grime + -ster

Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- ‘to rub, stroke’

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Proto-Germanic *grīmô ‘mask’

Proto-West Germanic *grīmō ‘mask’

Old English grīma ‘mask’

Middle English grim ‘dirt or soot covering the face’

English grime

Today it means

noun One who is disgusting or insidious.

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

Etymograph / grimester