Where does “krompir” come from?
krompir (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Bavarian grumper, from Alemannic German Grumbeer, from German grund-, from German Grund, from Middle High German grunt, from Old High German grunt, from Proto-West Germanic grundu, from Proto-Germanic grunduz — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
krompir (Serbo-Croatian): potato
Definitions
- potato
Ancestry of “krompir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bavarian | grumper | — |
| 2 | Alemannic German | Grumbeer | potato |
| 3 | German | grund- | basic, fundamental, elementary |
| 4 | German | Grund | ground, land; bottom; reason; motive |
| 5 | Middle High German | grunt | — |
| 6 | Old High German | grunt | ground |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | grundu | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | grunduz | ground, foundation |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrem- | to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |