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), Lithuanian grę́sti (to plane, scour).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣrin.dɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*grindaną[1][2]

  1. to grind

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *grindō *grindaų *grindai ?
2nd singular *grindizi *grindaiz *grind *grindazai *grindaizau
3rd singular *grindidi *grindai *grindadau *grindadai *grindaidau
1st dual *grindōz *grindaiw
2nd dual *grindadiz *grindaidiz *grindadiz
1st plural *grindamaz *grindaim *grindandai *grindaindau
2nd plural *grindid *grindaid *grindid *grindandai *grindaindau
3rd plural *grindandi *grindain *grindandau *grindandai *grindaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *grand *grundį̄
2nd singular *granst *grundīz
3rd singular *grand *grundī
1st dual *grundū *grundīw
2nd dual *grundudiz *grundīdiz
1st plural *grundum *grundīm
2nd plural *grundud *grundīd
3rd plural *grundun *grundīn
present past
participles *grindandz *grundanaz
  • *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. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*grindan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 190
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ʒrenđanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 141