Where does “grunnleggja” come from?

grunnleggja (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.

grunnleggja (Norwegian Nynorsk): found

Definitions

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Ancestry of “grunnleggja”, step by step

grunnleggja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk grunn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgrunnground, foundation; reason; shallow
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 Nynorsk leggja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskleggjalay; put something in a horizontal position; to...
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 “grunnleggja”

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