grundläggare

== Swedish == === Etymology === From grundlägga +‎ -are, like German Grundleger. Used for a mason of foundations since c. 1870. The other sense is older, known in Swedish since 1746, and most likely borrowed from German. === Noun === grundläggare c a mason who lays the foundation (to a building) a founder (one who establishes an organization, a business, a city, etc.) ==== Declension ==== === References === “grundläggare”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)