Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “grunzen” come from?

grunzen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German grunzen, from Proto-West Germanic *grunnattjan, from Proto-Germanic grunnatjaną, from Proto-Germanic grunnōną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrun- — to shout.

Ancestry of “grunzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangrunzen—
2Proto-West Germanic*grunnattjan—
3Proto-GermanicgrunnatjanąTo grunt
4Proto-Germanicgrunnōnąto grunt
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrun-to shout

Words derived from “grunzen”

  • grunzen
  • Grunzschwein
  • Grunzochse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrun- →