Where does “grunt” come from?
Grunt comes from Middle English grunten, from Old English grunnettan, from Proto-Germanic grunnatjaną, a verb formation using the Proto-Germanic suffix -atjaną attached to the Proto-Indo-European root gʰrun-.
grunt (English): A short snorting sound, often to show...
Definitions
- A short snorting sound, often to show...
Ancestry of “grunt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | grunten | To grunt or groan as or like an animal; to make... |
| 2 | Old English | grunnettan | to grunt |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *grunnattjan | to grunt |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | grunnatjaną | To grunt |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grunnōną | to grunt |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrun- | to shout |