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Where does “gründen” come from?

gründen (German) comes from Middle High German gründen, from Old High German grunten — to fathom, ponder.

gründen (German): to build; to establish; to found

Definitions

  1. to build; to establish; to found

Ancestry of “gründen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangründen—
2Old High Germangruntento fathom, ponder

Words derived from “gründen”

  • Gründungsurkunde
  • Gründung
  • Gründungsprivileg
  • Gründer
  • gryndata
  • grynderi
  • grynderitoiminta
  • grynderifirma
  • gryndaus
  • Grondbir
  • grënnen
  • begrënnen
  • Grënner
  • Grënn
  • Grond
  • Gromper
Every word from Old High German grunten →