Where does “Grund” come from?

Grund (German) comes from Middle High German grunt, from Old High German grunt, from Proto-West Germanic grundu, from Proto-Germanic grunduz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

Grund (German): ground, land; bottom; reason; motive

Definitions

  1. ground, land; bottom; reason; motive

Ancestry of “Grund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangrunt—
2Old High Germangruntground
3Proto-West Germanicgrundu—
4Proto-Germanicgrunduzground, foundation
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “Grund”

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