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Where does “grubbian” come from?
grubbian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic grubb-, from Proto-Germanic grub- — to dig.
Ancestry of “grubbian”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
grubb-
—
2
Proto-Germanic
grub-
to dig
Words derived from “grubbian”
grub
grubby
grubber
grubstake
grubbiness
grubworm
grublike
grubbily
moneygrubber
grubble
undergrub
canegrub
grubling
grubhouse
money-grubbing
grubbery
grubhood
grubless
grubwork
woodgrub
груббер
Every word from Proto-Germanic grub- →
Every word from Proto-Germanic grubb- →
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