Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/grindō

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 *gʰrendʰ- (“to crush”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣrin.dɔː/

Noun

*grindō f

1. gravel; sand; pebbles

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *grindō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*grindō	*grindôz
vocative	*grindō	*grindôz
accusative	*grindǭ	*grindōz
genitive	*grindōz	*grindǫ̂
dative	*grindōi	*grindōmaz
instrumental	*grindō	*grindōmiz

Related terms

• *grandą
  • ⇒ Proto-Germanic: *grandilaz
    • Proto-West Germanic: *grandil
      • Old English: *grendel
        • Middle English: grendel (“gravelly stream”)
• *grindaną

Descendants

• Old English: grinde f
• Old Frisian: *grind, *grint
  • West Frisian: grint
• Old Saxon: *grind
  • Middle Low German: grint m
    • German Low German: Grind
• Old Dutch: *grinda
  • Middle Dutch: grinde, grint f
    • Dutch: grind
• Old High German: grint, grient m
  • Middle High German: grint
    • German: Grind