Where does “Grundfrequenz” come from?
Grundfrequenz (German) comes from German Grund, 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.
Grundfrequenz (German): fundamental / base frequency
Definitions
- fundamental / base frequency
Ancestry of “Grundfrequenz”, step by step
Grundfrequenz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via German Frequenz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Frequenz | frequency |
| 2 | French | fréquence | frequency |
| 3 | Latin | frequentia | crowd, multitude, throng |
| 4 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |