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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/grübeln

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
grübeln
Friedrich Kluge2552020An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — grübeln1891John Francis Davis

grübeln, vb., ‘to grub, rack one's brains, brood,’ from MidHG. grübelen, OHG. grubilôn, ‘to excavate by boring, investigate closely’; it is certainly connected with the root grab, ‘to dig’ (comp. E. to grub).