Where does “grind” come from?

grind (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic grindiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrendʰ‑ — bar, beam.

grind (Old Norse): a gate made of spars or bars; haven, dock;...

Definitions

  1. a gate made of spars or bars; haven, dock;...

Ancestry of “grind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgrindizfence
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrendʰ‑bar, beam

Words derived from “grind

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrendʰ‑Every word from Proto-Germanic grindiz
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