Etymology of the English word grimace
the English word
grimacederived from the French word
grimacederived from the Old French word
grimachederived from the Old French word
grimuchederived from the Frankish root
*grimaderived from the Spanish word
grimazoderived from the Spanish word
grimaDate
The earliest known usage of grimace in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
Dutch
grimas, French
grimace, German
Grimasse, Norwegian
grimase, Swedish
grimasUsage
Word found in Modern English
