Where does “grodiness” come from?
grodiness (English) comes from English grody, from English groady, from English groaty, from English groat, from Dutch groot, from Middle Dutch grôot, from Old Dutch grōt, from Proto-West Germanic graut — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
grodiness (English): The condition of being grody
Definitions
- The condition of being grody
Ancestry of “grodiness”, step by step
grodiness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English grody
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | grody | nasty, dirty, disgusting, foul, revolting, yucky,... |
| 2 | English | groady | Alternative form of grody |
| 3 | English | groaty | Made or consisting of groats |
| 4 | English | groat | Hulled grain; Any of various old coins of England... |
| 5 | Dutch | groot | big, large, great; great, important, eminent,... |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | grôot | big, large |
| 7 | Old Dutch | grōt | big, large |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | graut | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | grautaz | coarse, crude; big, large |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |