Where does “Vangroovy” come from?
Vangroovy (English) comes from English Vancouver, from English Coevorden, from Dutch koe, from Dutch voorde, from Middle Dutch vort, from Old Dutch furt, from Proto-Germanic furduz, from Proto-Indo-European pértus — passed , crossed.
Vangroovy (English): Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Definitions
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Ancestry of “Vangroovy”, step by step
Vangroovy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Vancouver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Vancouver | The Vancouver system of reference citation |
| 2 | English | Coevorden | — |
| 3 | Dutch | koe | cow; a female of certain mammals, in particular... |
| 4 | Dutch | voorde | ford |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | vort | ford; escape route |
| 6 | Old Dutch | furt | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | furduz | ford |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English groovy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | groovy | Of, pertaining to, or having grooves; Set in... |
| 2 | English | groove | A long, narrow channel or depression; e.g., such... |
| 3 | Middle English | grov | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | groeve | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | gruova | hole, ditch, pit |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *grōbu | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | grōbō | hole, ditch, pit |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | grabaną | to dig; to engrave, scratch |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrābʰ- | to dig, scratch, scrape |