Where does “grund” come from?
grund (Old Norse) comes from Esperanto grundo, from German Grund, from Middle High German grunt, from Old High German grunt, from Proto-West Germanic grundu, from Proto-Germanic grunduz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
grund (Old Norse): green field, grassy plain
Definitions
- green field, grassy plain
Ancestry of “grund”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | grundo | ground, dirt, soil |
| 2 | German | Grund | ground, land; bottom; reason; motive |
| 3 | Middle High German | grunt | — |
| 4 | Old High German | grunt | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | grundu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grunduz | ground, foundation |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrem- | to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |