- gru-
- gru-English meaning: grunting (of pigs)Deutsche Übersetzung: Grunzlaut der SchweineNote: (gru-d-, gru-n-d-)Material: Gk. γρῦ “a grunt, as of swine”, γρύζω (*γρυδι̯ω) “to grunt, grumble, mutter”, γρῦλος, γρύλλος “piglet”, γρυλίζω “ to grunt, of swine”, γογγρύζειν τονθορύζειν, τὸ τὰς ὗς φωνεῖν Hes.; Lat. grundiō, with volkssprachl. assimilation grunniō “grunt” = frũhneuhochd. (with in onomatopoeic words faltering consonant shift in anlaut) grunnen, O.E. grun(n)ian, intensive O.H.G. grunzian, Ger. “ grunt “, O.E. grunnettan ds., Eng. to grunt ds.; with Lautversch. O.N. krytia (preterit krutta) “ growl, murmur”, krutr m. “clamor”, Dan. krotte “drone, grumble”, Eng. crout “ croak, caw “, whether not rather to ger-2 C.References: WP. I 658, WH. I 624.
Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary. 2015.