Where does “Grind” come from?

Grind (German) comes from Middle High German grint, from Old High German grint, from Proto-Germanic grindą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrendʰ‑ — bar, beam.

Grind (German): scab; head

Definitions

  1. scab; head

Ancestry of “Grind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangrint—
2Old High Germangrint—
3Proto-Germanicgrindągrounds, ground material
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrendʰ‑bar, beam

Words derived from “Grind”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrendʰ‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic grindą →Every word from Old High German grint →