Where does “grundforskning” come from?

grundforskning (Danish) comes from Danish forskning, from Danish forske, from German Forscher, from German forschen, from Middle Low German vorschen, from Middle High German vorschen, from Old High German forscōn, from Proto-West Germanic forskōn.

grundforskning (Danish): basic research

Definitions

  1. basic research

Ancestry of “grundforskning”, step by step

grundforskning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish forskning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishforskningresearch
2Danishforsketo research
3GermanForscheragent noun of forschen; researcher
4Germanforschento research
5Middle Low Germanvorschen—
6Middle High Germanvorschen—
7Old High Germanforscōn—
8Proto-West Germanicforskōnto inquire, question
9Proto-West Germanicforskuquestion, inquiry
10Proto-Germanicfurskōquestion
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥sḱ-eh₂—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥sḱétito keep asking, to question
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥sḱéti →