Where does “grindig” come from?

grindig (German) comes from Dutch grind, from Middle Dutch grint, from Old Dutch grinda, from Proto-Germanic grindō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrendʰ- — beam, plank.

grindig (German): scabby, impetiginous

Definitions

  1. scabby, impetiginous

Ancestry of “grindig”, step by step

grindig traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch grind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchgrindThe materials gravel, shingle or pebbles; The...
2Middle Dutchgrint
3Old Dutchgrinda
4Proto-Germanicgrindōgravel; sand; pebbles
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrendʰ-beam, plank

via Bavarian ig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bavarianig

via Bavarian Grind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BavarianGrind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrendʰ-