Where does “grinda” come from?

grinda (Slovak) comes from Faroese grind, from Old Norse grind, from Proto-Germanic grindiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrendʰ‑ — bar, beam.

grinda (Slovak): pilot whale

Definitions

  1. pilot whale

Ancestry of “grinda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroesegrindA framework; A grille; A school of grindahvalur
2Old Norsegrinda gate made of spars or bars; haven, dock;...
3Proto-Germanicgrindizfence
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrendʰ‑bar, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrendʰ‑ →Every word from Proto-Germanic grindiz →Every word from Old Norse grind →