Where does “avgrunn” come from?

avgrunn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål grunn, from Old Norse grunnr, from Proto-Germanic grunduz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

avgrunn (Norwegian Bokmål): abyss, chasm (a bottomless or unfathomed depth), also used in a figurative sense (hell, place of suffering)

Definitions

  1. abyss, chasm (a bottomless or unfathomed depth), also used in a figurative sense (hell, place of suffering)

Ancestry of “avgrunn”, step by step

avgrunn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål grunn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgrunnshallow; ground; reason
2Old Norsegrunnrbottom
3Proto-Germanicgrunduzground, foundation
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

via Norwegian Bokmål av

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålavoff; onwards; of
2Old Norseafof, from, off, by
3Proto-Germanic*ab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grunduz →