Where does “grundlæggelse” come from?

grundlæggelse (Danish) comes from Danish grundlægge, 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.

grundlæggelse (Danish): foundation, establishment

Definitions

  1. foundation, establishment

Ancestry of “grundlæggelse”, step by step

grundlæggelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish grundlægge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgrundlæggeto found, establish
2Danishgrundshallow; reason; motive
3Old Norsegrundgreen field, grassy plain
4Esperantogrundoground, dirt, soil
5GermanGrundground, land; bottom; reason; motive
6Middle High Germangrunt—
7Old High Germangruntground
8Proto-West Germanicgrundu—
9Proto-Germanicgrunduzground, foundation
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse—
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grunduz →