Where does “vergroting” come from?
vergroting (Dutch) comes from Dutch vergroten, 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.
vergroting (Dutch): enlargement, increase, expansion; magnification
Definitions
- enlargement, increase, expansion; magnification
Ancestry of “vergroting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vergroten | to enlarge; to increase |
| 2 | Dutch | groot | big, large, great; great, important, eminent,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | grôot | big, large |
| 4 | Old Dutch | grōt | big, large |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | graut | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grautaz | coarse, crude; big, large |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |