Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/gʰer-

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

Root

*gʰer-

1. to rub
2. to stroke
3. to grind
4. to remove

Extensions

• *gʰrey- (see there for further descendants)
• *gʰrēw-
  • Hellenic:
    • Ancient Greek: χρῶμα (khrôma), χρώς (khrṓs)
  • Italic:
    • ⇒ Latin: grandis
• *gʰrewd- ~ *gʰr-eu-d- ~ *gʷrod-
  • Armenian:
    • Old Armenian: կորկոտ (korkot) < *gʷo-gʷrod- (perhaps)
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic:
    • Latvian: grūst, grauds
    • Lithuanian: grūdas, graûds, grūsti
    • Slavic: *gruda
  • Germanic: *grautaz (see there for further descendants)
  • Germanic: *greutaną (see there for further descendants)
  • Germanic: *greutą (see there for further descendants)