Etymograph

English

pogrom

Pogrom comes from Russian погро́м ‘pogrom, ethnic violence event’, from громи́ть ‘to smash, to sack’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem- ‘to roar, rumble’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰrem-‘to roar, rumble’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰrómos‘a roar, rumble’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*gromъ‘thunder’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Slavic, derivedc. 400–900 CE*gromiti‘to thunder, to rattle’reconstructed
  5. Russianmodernгроми́ть‘to smash, to sack’
  6. Russian, derivedmodernпогро́мpogróm‘pogrom, ethnic violence event’
  7. Yiddishmodernפּאָגראָםpogrom
  8. Englishearliest quotation 2019pogrom

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰrem-‘to roar, rumble’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰrómos‘a roar, rumble’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*gromъ‘thunder’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Slavic, derivedc. 400–900 CE*gromiti‘to thunder, to rattle’reconstructed
  5. Russianmodernгроми́ть‘to smash, to sack’
  6. Russian, derivedmodernпогро́мpogróm‘pogrom, ethnic violence event’
  7. Yiddishmodernפּאָגראָםpogrom
  8. Englishearliest quotation 2019pogrom

Earliest quotation: 2019, Talia Lavin, When Non-Jews Wield Anti-Semitism as Political Shield: “More strikingly, when blood ran on the streets of…”

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem- ‘to roar, rumble’

ground, grim, groin, grunting, 5 more

Today it means

noun A riot aimed at persecution or massacre of a particular ethnic or religious group (usually Jews).

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem- / pogrom

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