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