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Where does “grunt” come from?

grunt (Middle High German) comes from Old High German 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.

Ancestry of “grunt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangrunt—
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 “grunt”

  • грунтовый
  • грунт
  • Untergrundbahn
  • Grundbirne
  • Grundrasse
  • grundbar
  • Grundgesetz
  • vordergründig
  • Vordergrund
  • Grundgerüst
  • Grundstein
  • Lebensgrundlage
  • Grundschema
  • Grundbegriff
  • Grundtyp
  • grund-
  • Grundlagenforschung
  • gründeln
  • Grund
  • tiefgründig
  • aufgrund
  • grundgütig
  • Grundwasserkontamination
  • Grundplatte
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