Where does “grundighed” come from?
grundighed (Danish) comes from Danish grundig, 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 — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
grundighed (Danish): thoroughness, exhaustiveness
Definitions
- thoroughness, exhaustiveness
Ancestry of “grundighed”, step by step
grundighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish grundig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | grundig | thorough, exhaustive |
| 2 | Danish | grund | shallow; reason; motive |
| 3 | Old Norse | grund | green field, grassy plain |
| 4 | Esperanto | grundo | ground, dirt, soil |
| 5 | German | Grund | ground, land; bottom; reason; motive |
| 6 | Middle High German | grunt | — |
| 7 | Old High German | grunt | ground |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | grundu | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | grunduz | ground, foundation |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrem- | to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |