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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/grindaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰrendʰ- (to crush; gnash). Cognate with Latin frendō (to grind; gnash).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣrin.dɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*grindaną[1][2]

  1. to grind

Inflection

  • *grandą
  • *grandô
  • *grindą
  • *grindaz
  • *grindstiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *grindan
    • Old English: grindan
      • Middle English: grynden, grinden, grenden
        • English: grind
        • Scots: grynde, grynd, grind
        • Yola: grieend, griende
    • Old Frisian: *grinda
      • Saterland Frisian: gríende, griene
    • Old Saxon: *grindan
    • Old Dutch: *grindan

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*grindan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 190
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*ʒrenđanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 141
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