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German
Etymology
From Middle High German grint, from Old High German grint, from Proto-West Germanic *grind, from Proto-Germanic *grindą (“grounds, ground material”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrendʰ- (“to crush”).
Cognate with West Frisian grint (“gravel”), Dutch grind (“gravel; shingle”), obsolete Dutch grinden (“to grind, rub, crush”). More at English grind. The sense for head developed metonymically as a clipping of Kopfgrind.
Pronunciation
Noun
Grind m (strong, genitive Grindes or Grinds, plural Grinde)
- (regional) scab (on a wound)
- Synonyms: Schorf, Wundschorf, Kruste, Wundkruste
- (regional) various kinds of scab-like skin disesases or conditions, such as scabies, scurf, dandruff
- Synonym: Schorf
- (Switzerland, informal) head
- (hunting) animal head
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Further reading
- “Grind” in Duden online
- “Grind” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Hunsrik
Noun
Grind
- plural of Grund
Romanian
Etymology
From grind (“sandbank”), perhaps of Germanic origin. Compare Dutch grind (“sand, gravel”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Grind m
- A village in Lăpugiu de Jos, Hunedoara, Romania