Where does “ordensgrundare” come from?
ordensgrundare (Swedish) comes from Swedish grundare, from Swedish grunda, from Swedish grund, from Old Norse grund, from Esperanto grundo, from German Grund, from Middle High German grunt, from Old High German grunt — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
ordensgrundare (Swedish): a founder of an order
Definitions
- a founder of an order
Ancestry of “ordensgrundare”, step by step
ordensgrundare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish grundare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | grundare | comparative degree of grund; a founder |
| 2 | Swedish | grunda | to start, to found, to lay the foundation |
| 3 | Swedish | grund | shallow; ground, land; the foundation of a... |
| 4 | Old Norse | grund | green field, grassy plain |
| 5 | Esperanto | grundo | ground, dirt, soil |
| 6 | German | Grund | ground, land; bottom; reason; motive |
| 7 | Middle High German | grunt | — |
| 8 | Old High German | grunt | ground |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | grundu | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | grunduz | ground, foundation |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrem- | to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |