Where does “grogrund” come from?

grogrund (Swedish) comes from Swedish grund, from Old Norse grund, from Esperanto grundo, 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.

grogrund (Swedish): hotbed, seedbed, breeding ground

Definitions

  1. hotbed, seedbed, breeding ground

Ancestry of “grogrund”, step by step

grogrund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish grund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgrundshallow; ground, land; the foundation of a...
2Old Norsegrundgreen field, grassy plain
3Esperantogrundoground, dirt, soil
4GermanGrundground, land; bottom; reason; motive
5Middle High Germangrunt—
6Old High Germangruntground
7Proto-West Germanicgrundu—
8Proto-Germanicgrunduzground, foundation
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrem-to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be...
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

via Swedish gro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgroto sprout, germinate
2Old NorseGróato grow (of plants)
3Proto-Germanicgrōanąto green; to grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grunduz →