Where does “Grundherrschaft” come from?

Grundherrschaft (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.

Grundherrschaft (German): hereditary subservience

Definitions

  1. hereditary subservience

Ancestry of “Grundherrschaft”, step by step

Grundherrschaft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Grund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGrundground, land; bottom; reason; motive
2Middle High Germangrunt
3Old High Germangruntground
4Proto-West Germanicgrundu
5Proto-Germanicgrunduzground, foundation
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

via German Herrschaft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHerrschaftlordship, reign, rule, dominion; feudal district:...
2German-schaft-ship, -hood
3Old High German-skaftship
4Proto-West Germanic-skapiForms nouns denoting state, originally meaning...
5Proto-Germanic-skapizForms nouns denoting state, originally meaning...
6Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem-Every word from Proto-Germanic grunduz