Proto-Germanic origin
Source-reportedFrom diot (“people, tribe”) (from Proto-West Germanic *þeudu, from Proto-Germanic *þeudō) + grīm (from Proto-West Germanic *Grīm, from Proto-Germanic *Grīmaz, an onomastic variant of *grīmô (“mask”) and epithet of Woden). First attested in the 9th century CE.
Sources for this account (1)
- Wiktionary: DiotgrimCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

