Where does “grind” come from?

grind (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from English grind, from Faroese grind, from Old Norse grind, from Proto-Germanic grindiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrendʰ‑ — bar, beam.

grind (Norwegian Nynorsk): A hinged gate across a road or path where it is...

Definitions

  1. A hinged gate across a road or path where it is...

Ancestry of “grind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgrindTo reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with...
2FaroesegrindA framework; A grille; A school of grindahvalur
3Old Norsegrinda gate made of spars or bars; haven, dock;...
4Proto-Germanicgrindizfence
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrendʰ‑bar, beam

Words derived from “grind”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrendʰ‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic grindiz →Every word from Old Norse grind →