Where does “אונטערגרונט” come from?
אונטערגרונט (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish גרונט, from Middle High German grunt, from Old High German grunt, from Proto-West Germanic grundu, from Proto-Germanic grunduz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
אונטערגרונט (Yiddish): underground railway
Definitions
- underground railway
Ancestry of “אונטערגרונט”, step by step
אונטערגרונט traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish גרונט
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | גרונט | soil, earth; base, foundation, basis, bottom |
| 2 | Middle High German | grunt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | grunt | ground |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | grundu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grunduz | ground, foundation |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrem- | to be angry; to sound, bellow, growl, roar, be... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |