Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/grindaną
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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”), Lithuanian grę́sti (“to plane, scour”).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
- to grind
Inflection
Related terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *grindan
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*grindan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 190
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003), “*ʒrenđanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 141