Where does “de Groot” come from?

de Groot (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 “de Groot”, 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 →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *əsa →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sa →