Where does “grond” come from?
grond (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch gront, from Old Dutch grunt, from Proto-West Germanic grundu, from Proto-Germanic grunduz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
grond (Dutch): ground, dirt, soil; floor, ground; ground, land,...
Definitions
- ground, dirt, soil; floor, ground; ground, land,...
Ancestry of “grond”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | gront | ground; bottom; detail, everything particular... |
| 2 | Old Dutch | grunt | ground |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | grundu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | grunduz | ground, foundation |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrem- | to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |