Where does “Grund” come from?
Grund (Pennsylvania German) comes 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 (Pennsylvania German): ground; foundation; soil
Ancestry of “Grund”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | grunt | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | grundu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | grunduz | ground, foundation |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrem- | to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
Words derived from “Grund”