Where does “groot” come from?
groot (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch grôot, from Old Dutch grōt, from Proto-West Germanic graut, from Proto-Germanic grautaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
groot (Dutch): big, large, great; great, important, eminent,...
Definitions
- big, large, great; great, important, eminent,...
Ancestry of “groot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | grôot | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | grōt | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | graut | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | grautaz | coarse, crude; big, large |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
Words derived from “groot”