Grunty Fen
Major Settlement in the Parish of Grunty Fen
Historical Forms
- Gruntifen(n), Gruntyfen(n) 1221 ElyA 1558 et freq
- Grontefenfelde 1532 Peterhouse
- Grauntye Fenne 1618 SewersA
- Gruntyngfen(felde) 1370–1440 Peterhouse
- Gruntyngfurlonge 1488 CaiCh
- le Gruntyngmede 1432 Peterhouse
- Grundefen 1604 Atkyns
Etymology
We have probably to do with a first element grunting , but its history and meaning are obscure. The Teutonic stem *grunþo has given rise to ON grunnr , gruðr , 'shallow, bottom,' Sw grund , and the stem *grundu-s has given OE grund , 'ground,' grunting is perhaps allied to these and may denote a shallow place. It has been suggested that grunþ goes back to grumþ and is related to Norw grumen , 'muddy,' hence 'muddy shallow,' v. ing .