Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/gʰrey-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Indo-European

Etymology

Extended from *gʰer- (“to rub”).

Root

*gʰrey-

1. to smear
2. to paint
3. to streak

Descendants

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʰrey-‎ (14 c, 0 e)

• Proto-Germanic: *grīmô (see there for further descendants)
• Hellenic:
  • Ancient Greek: χρίω (khríō)
• Indo-Iranian:
  • Sanskrit: घृ (ghṛ)