Where does “Grundlagenforschung” come from?

Grundlagenforschung (German) comes from German Grundlage, 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.

Grundlagenforschung (German): basic research

Definitions

  1. basic research

Ancestry of “Grundlagenforschung”, step by step

Grundlagenforschung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Grundlage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGrundlagefoundation; basis; groundwork
2GermanGrundground, land; bottom; reason; motive
3Middle High Germangrunt
4Old High Germangruntground
5Proto-West Germanicgrundu
6Proto-Germanicgrunduzground, foundation
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

via German Forschung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanForschungresearch
2Middle High Germanvorschunge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem-Every word from Proto-Germanic grunduz
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