Where does “de Groot” come from?

de Groot (Dutch) comes from Dutch de, from Middle Dutch die, from Old Dutch thie, from Old Dutch thē, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

Ancestry of “de Groot”, step by step

de Groot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch de

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdethe
2Middle Dutchdiethe; definite article; that, those; who, which,...
3Old Dutchthiethat, that one; that
4Old Dutchthē—
5Proto-Germanic*sa—
6Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
7Proto-Oceanic*isa—

via Dutch groot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgrootbig, large, great; great, important, eminent,...
2Middle Dutchgrôotbig, large
3Old Dutchgrōtbig, large
4Proto-West Germanicgraut—
5Proto-Germanicgrautazcoarse, crude; big, large
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “de Groot”

Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →