Where does “praatgraag” come from?

praatgraag (Dutch) comes from Dutch graag, from Middle Dutch gradig, from Old Dutch grādag, from Proto-West Germanic grādag, from Proto-Germanic grēdagaz, from Proto-Germanic grēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

praatgraag (Dutch): loquacious, talkative

Definitions

  1. loquacious, talkative

Ancestry of “praatgraag”, step by step

praatgraag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch graag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgraagwillingly, gladly; please
2Middle Dutchgradigdesirous, willing
3Old Dutchgrādagdesirous, hungry
4Proto-West Germanicgrādaghungry, greedy
5Proto-Germanicgrēdagazhungry; greedy
6Proto-Germanicgrēdaz
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Dutch praten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpratento talk
2Middle Dutchpraten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-