Where does “grymta” come from?
grymta (Swedish) comes from Old Norse *grynta, from Proto-Germanic grunnatjaną, from Proto-Germanic grunnōną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrun- — to shout.
grymta (Swedish): to grunt (of a pig, or more generally, for example of grumbling expression)
Definitions
- to grunt (of a pig, or more generally, for example of grumbling expression)
Ancestry of “grymta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | *grynta | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | grunnatjaną | To grunt |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | grunnōną | to grunt |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrun- | to shout |