Where does “grunzen” come from?
grunzen (German) comes from Middle High German grunzen, from Old High German grunzen, from Proto-West Germanic *grunnattjan, from Proto-Germanic grunnatjaną, from Proto-Germanic grunnōną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrun- — to shout.
grunzen (German): to grunt
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