Where does “grofmazig” come from?

grofmazig (Dutch) 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-.

grofmazig (Dutch): coarse-grained, with broad strokes

Definitions

  1. coarse-grained, with broad strokes

Ancestry of “grofmazig”, step by step

grofmazig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch grof

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-—

via Dutch Maas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchMaasMeuse
2Middle DutchMase—
3Old DutchMasaMeuse
4Proto-GermanicMasōMeuse
5Proto-CelticMosā—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrewbʰ- →
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