Where does “grootvorstin” come from?

grootvorstin (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.

grootvorstin (Dutch): grand duchess

Definitions

  1. grand duchess

Ancestry of “grootvorstin”, step by step

grootvorstin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Dutch vorstin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvorstinsovereigness, monarchess, queen female reigning monarch
2Middle Dutchvorstinne—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →
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