Where does “grundämne” come from?
grundämne (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.
grundämne (Swedish): chemical element (any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction)
Definitions
- chemical element (any one of the simplest chemical substances that cannot be decomposed in a chemical reaction)
Ancestry of “grundämne”, step by step
grundämne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish grund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | grund | shallow; ground, land; the foundation of a... |
| 2 | Old Norse | grund | green field, grassy plain |
| 3 | Esperanto | grundo | ground, dirt, soil |
| 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 |