Where does “bakgrunnur” come from?

bakgrunnur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic grunnur, from Old Norse grunnr, from Proto-Germanic grunduz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

bakgrunnur (Icelandic): background

Definitions

  1. background

Ancestry of “bakgrunnur”, step by step

bakgrunnur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic grunnur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgrunnurfoundation, base; shallow
2Old Norsegrunnrbottom
3Proto-Germanicgrunduzground, foundation
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

via Icelandic bak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbakback; back, backside
2Old Norsebakon the back of; back
3Proto-Germanicbakąback, rear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

Words derived from “bakgrunnur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grunduz →