Where does “grootbrengen” come from?

grootbrengen (Dutch) comes from Dutch brengen, from Middle Dutch brengen, from Old Dutch bringan, from Proto-West Germanic bringan, from Proto-Germanic bringaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrenḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

grootbrengen (Dutch): to raise, bring up (a) young(ster)(s), from infancy to maturity

Definitions

  1. to raise, bring up (a) young(ster)(s), from infancy to maturity

Ancestry of “grootbrengen”, step by step

grootbrengen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch brengen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbrengento bring, to carry; to deliver, to supply
2Middle DutchbrengenAlternative form of bringen
3Old Dutchbringanto bring
4Proto-West Germanicbringanto bring
5Proto-Germanicbringanąto bring
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrenḱ-to deviate, corrupt
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrenḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bringaną →