Where does “Grundbesitz” come from?
Grundbesitz (German) comes from German besitz, from Middle High German besitz, from Middle High German besitzen, from Old High German bisizzen, from Proto-West Germanic *bisittjan, from Proto-Germanic bisitjaną, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi — on, onto.
Grundbesitz (German): owned piece of land; real estate
Definitions
- owned piece of land; real estate
Ancestry of “Grundbesitz”, step by step
Grundbesitz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German besitz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | besitz | singular imperative of besitzen |
| 2 | Middle High German | besitz | seat, place |
| 3 | Middle High German | besitzen | to sit; to beseige |
| 4 | Old High German | bisizzen | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *bisittjan | to sit by, near |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bisitjaną | to sit among, sit near |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bi- | by, at |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via German Grund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Grund | ground, land; bottom; reason; motive |
| 2 | Middle High German | grunt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | grunt | ground |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | grundu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grunduz | ground, foundation |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrem- | to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |