Where does “gruntingly” come from?
gruntingly (English) comes from English grunting, from Middle English gruntynge, from Middle English grunten, from Old English grunnettan, from Proto-West Germanic *grunnattjan, from Proto-Germanic grunnatjaną, from Proto-Germanic grunnōną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrun- — to shout.
gruntingly (English): With a grunting sound
Definitions
- With a grunting sound
Ancestry of “gruntingly”, step by step
gruntingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English grunting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | grunting | present participle of grunt; A sound that grunts |
| 2 | Middle English | gruntynge | A grunt or groan as or like an animal; the making of beastly calls |
| 3 | Middle English | grunten | To grunt or groan as or like an animal; to make... |
| 4 | Old English | grunnettan | to grunt |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *grunnattjan | to grunt |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grunnatjaną | To grunt |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | grunnōną | to grunt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrun- | to shout |