- γρόνθος
- γρόνθοςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `fist' (PAmh. 2, 141, 10, IVp, sch., Gloss.), `breadth of a hand' (Aq.), also `grasp, spoke of a machine'.Derivatives: γρόνθων ἀναφύσησις, ην πρώτην μανθάνουσιν αὑληταὶ καὶ κιθαρισταί (H., Poll.), (to γρόνθος?) γρονθωνεύεται (cod. -θον-) θυμοῦται H.Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: One has distinguished a suffix -θος (cf. μασθός, βρόχθος, κύσθος) and compared ONo. krumma f. `hand', OHG krimman `press', and Lat. gremium `lap, womb'. Lith. grùmdau `von oben gewaltsam stoßend stopfen' belongs to the productive iterative-intensives in -dau (cf. grumiù, grùmti `press into, fill'). All quite uncertain.Page in Frisk: 1,327-328
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.