English Grim Reaper

← Old English grima (cognate)

← English grim (compound)

← English reaper (compound)

← English grim (mention)

← English grim (cognate)

← English grim (mention)

← English death (mention)

← English reaper (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem- (root)

→ English like grim death (mention)

→ German wenn's kein Schneider ist (link)