Where does “grunnlegge” come from?

grunnlegge (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.

grunnlegge (Norwegian Bokmål): to found

Definitions

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Ancestry of “grunnlegge”, step by step

grunnlegge 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 legge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålleggeto lay, put, place
2Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
3Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “grunnlegge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grunduz →