An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Grummet

by Friedrich Kluge

Grummet, n., ‘aftermath,’ from MidHG. gruënmât, gruonmât, n., ‘grass mown when it is green, i.e. unripe, aftermath’; the derivation from the root grô (see grün), ‘to grow,’ is less probable (Grümmet, lit. ‘grass mown during its growth’). Comp. Mahd.