Where does “grootword” come from?
grootword (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans word, from Dutch worden, from Middle Dutch werden, from Old Dutch werthan, from Proto-West Germanic werþan, from Proto-Germanic werþaną, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
grootword (Afrikaans): grow up
Definitions
- grow up
Ancestry of “grootword”, step by step
grootword traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans word
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | word | to become; to get; Forms the present passive... |
| 2 | Dutch | worden | to become; to get; to grow; to turn; Used to form... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | werden | to become; to happen, to occur; to arise, to form |
| 4 | Old Dutch | werthan | to become |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | werþan | to become |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | werþaną | to become; to come to be, to come into existence;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Afrikaans groot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | groot | great; big; large |
| 2 | Dutch | groot | big, large, great; great, important, eminent,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | grôot | big, large |
| 4 | Old Dutch | grōt | big, large |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | graut | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grautaz | coarse, crude; big, large |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |