Where does “grundlovsdag” come from?
grundlovsdag (Danish) comes from Danish grundlov, 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.
grundlovsdag (Danish): Constitution Day, a national holiday in Denmark,...
Definitions
- Constitution Day, a national holiday in Denmark,...
Ancestry of “grundlovsdag”, step by step
grundlovsdag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish grundlov
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | grundlov | constitution |
| 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 |