Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/gʰrey-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words 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-

to smear
to paint
to streak

Descendants

► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Terms_derived_from_the_PIE_root_*g%CA%B0rey-' title='Category:Terms derived from the PIE root *gʰrey-'>Terms derived from the PIE root *gʰrey-</a>

Germanic: *grīmô (see there for further descendants)
Hellenic:
- Ancient Greek: χρίω (khríō)