Where does “grind” come from?

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

grind (Swedish): A gate; door-like structure outside a building; A...

Definitions

  1. A gate; door-like structure outside a building; A...

Ancestry of “grind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishgrind
2Old Norsegrinda gate made of spars or bars; haven, dock;...
3Proto-Germanicgrindizfence
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrendʰ‑bar, beam

Words derived from “grind

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrendʰ‑Every word from Proto-Germanic grindizEvery word from Old Norse grind