Where does “grunt” come from?

grunt (Old Polish) comes 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.

grunt (Old Polish): ground; field; land

Definitions

  1. ground; field; land

Ancestry of “grunt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangrunt—
2Old High Germangruntground
3Proto-West Germanicgrundu—
4Proto-Germanicgrunduzground, foundation
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “grunt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grunduz →