Where does “grundlag” come from?

grundlag (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.

grundlag (Danish): basis; foundation; grounding

Definitions

  1. basis; foundation; grounding

Ancestry of “grundlag”, step by step

grundlag 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 låg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlåglid, cover; top
2Old Norselága felled tree; log; lying tree
3Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
4Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grunduz →