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Where does “grindaną” come from?

grindaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʰrendʰ- — beam, plank.

grindaną (Proto-Germanic): to grind

Definitions

  1. to grind

Ancestry of “grindaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrendʰ-beam, plank

Words derived from “grindaną”

  • grinding
  • grind
  • grinder
  • regrind
  • grindingly
  • knifegrinder
  • grindeth
  • grindcore
  • meatgrinder
  • grindest
  • grindy
  • grindable
  • grindery
  • pregrinding
  • pregrind
  • universal grinder
  • nosegrind
  • minigrinder
  • goregrind
  • pornogrind
  • porngrind
  • deathgrind
  • cryogrind
  • grinder
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