Where does “på grund af at” come from?
på grund af at (Danish) comes from Danish på grund af, 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.
på grund af at (Danish): because, on account of, owing to
Definitions
- because, on account of, owing to
Ancestry of “på grund af at”, step by step
på grund af at traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish på grund af
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | på grund af | because of, on account of, owing to |
| 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 |
via Danish at
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | at | that; that, in order that, so that; that, so that |
| 2 | Old Norse | át | the act of eating; food; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | at | at, toward, to |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ētą | the act of eating; food |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |