An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/grübeln

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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2552125An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — grübelnJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

grübeln, verb, ‘to grub, rack one's brains, brood,’ from Middle High German grübelen, Old High German grubilôn, ‘to excavate by boring, investigate closely’; it is certainly connected with the root grab, ‘to dig’ (compare English to grub).