Where does “grof” come from?

grof (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch grof, from Middle Dutch grof, from Old Dutch grof, from Proto-West Germanic *grob, from Proto-Germanic grubaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrewbʰ-.

grof (Afrikaans): rude, impolite

Definitions

  1. rude, impolite

Ancestry of “grof”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgrofrough, coarse; rude; extreme, gross, grave
2Middle Dutchgrofthick; large, great; course, rough
3Old Dutchgrof—
4Proto-West Germanic*grob—
5Proto-Germanicgrubazcoarse, rough
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrewbʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrewbʰ- →