Where does “baggrund” come from?

baggrund (Danish) comes from Danish grund, from Old Norse grund, from Esperanto grundo, from German Grund, from Middle High German grunt, from Old High German grunt, from Proto-West Germanic grundu, from Proto-Germanic grunduz — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

baggrund (Danish): background the scenery behind the main subject of an image

Definitions

  1. background the scenery behind the main subject of an image

Ancestry of “baggrund”, step by step

baggrund traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish grund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgrundshallow; reason; motive
2Old Norsegrundgreen field, grassy plain
3Esperantogrundoground, dirt, soil
4GermanGrundground, land; bottom; reason; motive
5Middle High Germangrunt—
6Old High Germangruntground
7Proto-West Germanicgrundu—
8Proto-Germanicgrunduzground, foundation
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

via German Hintergrund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHintergrundbackground
2Germanhinter-after-; back-
3Germanhintenbehind; in the back
4Old High Germanhintanabehind
5Old High Germanhintarbehind
6Proto-West Germanichinder—
7Proto-Germanichinderbehind, beyond; back, on that side of, behind

via Danish bag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbagbehind, bottom, butt, buttocks; seat; behind
2Danishbageto bake; indefinite plural of bag
3Old Norsebakato bake
4Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grunduz →