Where does “grundweall” come from?

grundweall (Old English) comes from Old English weall, from Proto-Germanic wallaz, from Latin vallum, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

grundweall (Old English): foundation

Definitions

  1. foundation

Ancestry of “grundweall”, step by step

grundweall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English weall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishweallwall; fervour; uproar; boiled or mulled wine
2Proto-Germanicwallazwell, spring; wall, rampart, entrenchment
3Latinvallumwall, rampart, entrenchment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

via Old English grund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgrundground; bottom, foundation; abyss, depths
2Proto-Germanicgrunduzground, foundation
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “grundweall”

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