Where does “grundlægge” come from?

grundlægge (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.

grundlægge (Danish): to found, establish

Definitions

  1. to found, establish

Ancestry of “grundlægge”, step by step

grundlægge traces back through two 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 Danish lægge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlæggeto lay; to put, place; indefinite plural of læg
2Old Swedishlæggialay, put in a resting position
3Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “grundlægge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grunduz →