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
Ancestry of “Gründung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Grün | green; vert; green in heraldry; leaves, a suit in... |
| 2 | Middle High German | grüene | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gruoni | green; greenness |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | grōnī | green |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grōniz | green |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |
Words derived from “Gründung”