Where does “grootzwaard” come from?

grootzwaard (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.

grootzwaard (Dutch): any two-handed European sword including...

Definitions

  1. any two-handed European sword including...

Ancestry of “grootzwaard”, step by step

grootzwaard 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 zwaard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchzwaardA sword, heavy blade weapon; A leeboard
2Middle Dutchswertsword
3Old Dutchswertsword
4Proto-West Germanicswerdsword
5Proto-Germanicswerdąsword
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswēr-heavy
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