Where does “graag” come from?

graag (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch graag, from Middle Dutch gradig, from Old Dutch grādag, from Proto-West Germanic grādag, from Proto-Germanic grēdagaz, from Proto-Germanic grēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

graag (Afrikaans): gladly, eagerly (meaning that the subject is eager to perform the action of the verb)

Definitions

  1. gladly, eagerly (meaning that the subject is eager to perform the action of the verb)

Ancestry of “graag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgraagwillingly, gladly; please
2Middle Dutchgradigdesirous, willing
3Old Dutchgrādagdesirous, hungry
4Proto-West Germanicgrādaghungry, greedy
5Proto-Germanicgrēdagazhungry; greedy
6Proto-Germanicgrēdaz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →