Where does “Degroot” come from?

Degroot (English) comes from Dutch de Groot, from Dutch de, from Middle Dutch die, from Old Dutch thie, from Old Dutch thē, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

Ancestry of “Degroot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchde Groot
2Dutchdethe
3Middle Dutchdiethe; definite article; that, those; who, which,...
4Old Dutchthiethat, that one; that
5Old Dutchthē
6Proto-Germanic*sa
7Proto-Austronesian*əsa
8Proto-Oceanic*isa
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa