Where does “grotendeels” come from?

grotendeels (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.

grotendeels (Dutch): for the most part

Definitions

  1. for the most part

Ancestry of “grotendeels”, step by step

grotendeels 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 deel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdeelpart, piece; volume
2Middle Dutchdêel—
3Old Dutchdēl—
4Proto-Germanicdailąpart, portion, deal
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grautaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic graut →