Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “gründen” come from?

gründen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German grunten — to fathom, ponder.

Ancestry of “gründen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangruntento fathom, ponder

Words derived from “gründen”

  • Gründungsurkunde
  • Gründung
  • gründen
  • Gründungsprivileg
  • Gründer
  • gryndata
  • grynderi
  • grynderitoiminta
  • grynderifirma
  • gryndaus
  • Grondbir
  • grënnen
  • begrënnen
  • Grënner
  • Grënn
  • Grond
  • Gromper
Every word from Old High German grunten →