Where does “grinde” come from?
grinde (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch grinda, from Proto-Germanic grindō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrendʰ- — beam, plank.
Ancestry of “grinde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | grinda | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | grindō | gravel; sand; pebbles |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrendʰ- | beam, plank |
Words derived from “grinde”