Where does “grontapu” come from?
grontapu (Sranan Tongo) comes from Sranan Tongo gron, from English ground, from Middle English ground, from Old English grund, from Proto-Germanic grunduz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
grontapu (Sranan Tongo): the Earth, the world
Definitions
- the Earth, the world
Ancestry of “grontapu”, step by step
grontapu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sranan Tongo gron
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sranan Tongo | gron | earth, soil; field |
| 2 | English | ground | The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky... |
| 3 | Middle English | ground | ground; Earth |
| 4 | Old English | grund | ground; bottom, foundation; abyss, depths |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grunduz | ground, foundation |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrem- | to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
via Sranan Tongo tapu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sranan Tongo | tapu | on, on top of; to stop |
| 2 | English | top | The highest or uppermost part of something; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | top | The summit or top of something, especially a... |
| 4 | Old English | topp | top, summit (of something) |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *topp | top, summit, crest |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |