Where does “på grund af” come from?

på grund af (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.

på grund af (Danish): because of, on account of, owing to

Definitions

  1. because of, on account of, owing to

Ancestry of “på grund af”, step by step

på grund af traces back through 3 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 af

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishafby; of; from
2Old Norseafof, from, off, by
3Proto-Germanic*ab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—

via Danish på

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpåon
2Latinpavopeacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus...
3Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish

Words derived from “på grund af”

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