Where does “grunnlaus” come from?
grunnlaus (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.
grunnlaus (Norwegian Nynorsk): groundless, unfounded
Ancestry of “grunnlaus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | grunn | ground, foundation; reason; shallow |
| 2 | Old Norse | grunnr | bottom |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | grunduz | ground, foundation |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrem- | to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |