Where does “grunnleggende” come from?

grunnleggende (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål grunnlegge, 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.

grunnleggende (Norwegian Bokmål): basic; fundamental; elementary

Definitions

  1. basic; fundamental; elementary

Ancestry of “grunnleggende”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgrunnleggeto found
2Norwegian Bokmålgrunnshallow; ground; reason
3Old Norsegrunnrbottom
4Proto-Germanicgrunduzground, foundation
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grunduz →