Where does “groot-” come from?
groot- (Dutch) comes from Dutch groot, 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): grand-
Ancestry of “groot-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | groot | big, large, great; great, important, eminent,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | grôot | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | grōt | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | graut | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grautaz | coarse, crude; big, large |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
Words derived from “groot-”