Etymology Explorer › Old English

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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgrubb-—
2Proto-Germanicgrub-to dig

Words derived from “grubbian”

  • grub
  • grubby
  • grubber
  • grubstake
  • grubbiness
  • grubworm
  • grublike
  • grubbily
  • moneygrubber
  • grubble
  • canegrub
  • grubhouse
  • undergrub
  • grubling
  • груббер
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