Where does “grint” come from?

grint (Middle High German) comes from Old High German grint, from Proto-Germanic grindą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrendʰ‑ — bar, beam.

Ancestry of “grint”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangrint—
2Proto-Germanicgrindągrounds, ground material
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrendʰ‑bar, beam

Words derived from “grint”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrendʰ‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic grindą →Every word from Old High German grint →
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