English
gruntle
From grunt + -le (diminutive suffix).
Formed from grunt + -le
Proto-Indo-European *gʰrun- ‘to shout’
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Proto-Germanic *grunnatjaną ‘to grunt’
Proto-West Germanic *grunnattjan ‘to grunt’
Old English grunnettan ‘to grunt’
Middle English grunten ‘to grunt or groan as or like an animal’
English grunt
Today it means
noun A grunting sound.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / gruntle