Where does “Gründung” come from?

Gründung (German) comes from German Grün, from Middle High German grüene, from Old High German gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic grōnī, from Proto-Germanic grōniz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

Gründung (German): foundation

Definitions

  1. foundation

Ancestry of “Gründung”, step by step

Gründung traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Grün

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGrüngreen; vert; green in heraldry; leaves, a suit in...
2Middle High Germangrüene—
3Old High Germangruonigreen; greenness
4Proto-West Germanicgrōnīgreen
5Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via German Dung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDungdung
2Middle High Germantunc—
3Old High Germantunga barn covered with dung; an underground cellar
4Proto-West Germanic*dunguearth, dirt
5Proto-Germanicdungōdung, manure
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰengʰ-to cover; to overcast

via German gründen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangründento build; to establish; to found
2Middle High Germangründen—
3Old High Germangruntento fathom, ponder

Words derived from “Gründung”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōniz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic grōnī →