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Where does “gründeln” come from?

gründeln (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.

gründeln (German): to feed by reaching with the head to the bottom...

Definitions

  1. to feed by reaching with the head to the bottom...

Ancestry of “gründeln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGrundground, land; bottom; reason; motive
2Middle High Germangrunt—
3Old High Germangrunt—
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

Words derived from “gründeln”

  • gruntati
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