Where does “grundvatten” come from?
grundvatten (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.
grundvatten (Swedish): groundwater
Definitions
- groundwater
Ancestry of “grundvatten”, step by step
grundvatten 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 |
via Swedish vatten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vatten | water; a body of water |
| 2 | Swedish | -s- | rat; treecreeper; coffee |
| 3 | Swedish | -för | able; creates an adjective from a noun or adjective implying capability of being or doing the main word |
| 4 | Old Swedish | for | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |