Where does “Grundform” come from?
Grundform (German) comes from German Form, from Italian forma, from Russian фо́рма, from French forme, from Middle French forme, from Old French forme, from Latin fōrma, from Etruscan morma — shape, form; appearance; outline.
Grundform (German): base form
Definitions
- base form
Ancestry of “Grundform”, step by step
Grundform traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Form
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Form | shape; form |
| 2 | Italian | forma | form; shape; mould |
| 3 | Russian | фо́рма | form |
| 4 | French | forme | shape; form |
| 5 | Middle French | forme | form |
| 6 | Old French | forme | shape, aspect, form |
| 7 | Latin | fōrma | form; figure, shape, appearance |
| 8 | Etruscan | morma | — |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | μορφή | shape, form; appearance; outline |
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 |