Where does “groet” come from?
groet (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch groete, from Middle Dutch grôte, from Middle Dutch -te, from Old Dutch -ti, from Proto-Germanic -itją, from Proto-Germanic -itjaną, from Proto-Indo-European -dyé-.
groet (Dutch): greeting
Definitions
- greeting
Ancestry of “groet”, step by step
groet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch groete
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | groete | Alternative spelling of grôte; inflection of... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | grôte | size |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -te | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -ti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -itją | Suffix denoting the action of verbs ending in... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -itjaną | Creates intensive verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -dyé- | — |
via Old Dutch grode
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | grode | — |