Where does “Grundrente” come from?
Grundrente (German) comes from German Rente, from Old French rente, from Medieval Latin rendita, from Latin rendō, from Latin reddō, from Latin dō, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti — to give.
Grundrente (German): ground rent
Definitions
- ground rent
Ancestry of “Grundrente”, step by step
Grundrente traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Rente
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rente | pension, retirement pay |
| 2 | Old French | rente | income |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | rendita | — |
| 4 | Latin | rendō | — |
| 5 | Latin | reddō | to give back, return, restore |
| 6 | Latin | dō | to give |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
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 |