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Where does “grunnian” come from?

grunnian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic grunnōną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrun- — to shout.

grunnian (Old English): to grunt

Definitions

  1. to grunt

Ancestry of “grunnian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgrunnōnąto grunt
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrun-to shout

Words derived from “grunnian”

  • groynen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrun- →