Where does “grunnettan” come from?
grunnettan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *grunnattjan, from Proto-Germanic grunnatjaną, from Proto-Germanic grunnōną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrun- — to shout.
grunnettan (Old English): to grunt
Definitions
- to grunt
Ancestry of “grunnettan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *grunnattjan | to grunt |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | grunnatjaną | To grunt |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | grunnōną | to grunt |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrun- | to shout |