Where does “grootzeil” come from?

grootzeil (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.

grootzeil (Dutch): mainsail, the largest sail of a sailing vessel, typically a sail of the largest mast

Definitions

  1. mainsail, the largest sail of a sailing vessel, typically a sail of the largest mast

Ancestry of “grootzeil”, step by step

grootzeil 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 zeil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzeilsail; tarpaulin, tarp
2Middle Dutchseilsail
3Old Dutchsegil—
4Proto-West Germanicseglsail
5Proto-Germanicsegląsheet; sail
6Proto-Germanicsiglą—

Words derived from “grootzeil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grautaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic graut →