Where does “grootvorst” come from?

grootvorst (Dutch) comes from Dutch vorst, from Middle Dutch vorst, from Old Dutch frost, from Proto-West Germanic *frost, from Proto-Germanic frustaz, from Proto-Indo-European prustós — frost.

grootvorst (Dutch): The princely ruler's title grand prince; Any...

Definitions

  1. The princely ruler's title grand prince; Any...

Ancestry of “grootvorst”, step by step

grootvorst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vorst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchvorstThe generic term for prince, monarch, ruler; A...
2Middle Dutchvorstfrost, icy cold
3Old Dutchfrost—
4Proto-West Germanic*frost—
5Proto-Germanicfrustazcold; frost; freezing weather; frost; rime
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprustósfrost

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 prustós →
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