Where does “gront” come from?

gront (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch grunt, from Proto-West Germanic grundu, from Proto-Germanic grunduz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

gront (Middle Dutch): ground; bottom; detail, everything particular...

Definitions

  1. ground; bottom; detail, everything particular...

Ancestry of “gront”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchgruntground
2Proto-West Germanicgrundu—
3Proto-Germanicgrunduzground, foundation
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “gront”

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