Where does “grunnfeste” come from?

grunnfeste (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.

grunnfeste (Norwegian Bokmål): to establish (firmly), consolidate, confirm

Definitions

  1. to establish (firmly), consolidate, confirm

Ancestry of “grunnfeste”, step by step

grunnfeste 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 feste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfesteto attach, fix (fasten), or fasten
2Old Norsefestato fasten; inflection of festr: ## strong...
3Proto-Germanicfastijanąto fasten
4Proto-Germanicfastuzfixed, firm, secure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grunduz →