Where does “grondvest” come from?
grondvest (Dutch) comes from Dutch vest, from French veste, from Italian veste, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
grondvest (Dutch): foundation, principle; foundation of an edifice
Definitions
- foundation, principle; foundation of an edifice
Ancestry of “grondvest”, step by step
grondvest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vest | fortified wall, city wall; moat; boulevard |
| 2 | French | veste | jacket |
| 3 | Italian | veste | dress; clothes; appearance, capacity |
| 4 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 5 | Latin | līnea | A linen thread |
| 6 | Latin | līnum | flax |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
via Dutch grond
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | grond | ground, dirt, soil; floor, ground; ground, land,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | gront | ground; bottom; detail, everything particular... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | grunt | ground |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | grundu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grunduz | ground, foundation |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrem- | to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |