Where does “gruffish” come from?
gruffish (English) comes from English gruff, from Dutch grof, from Middle Dutch grof, from Old Dutch grof, from Proto-West Germanic *grob, from Proto-Germanic grubaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrewbʰ-.
gruffish (English): Somewhat gruff
Definitions
- Somewhat gruff
Ancestry of “gruffish”, step by step
gruffish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gruff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gruff | having a rough, surly, and harsh demeanor and... |
| 2 | Dutch | grof | rough, coarse; rude; extreme, gross, grave |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | grof | thick; large, great; course, rough |
| 4 | Old Dutch | grof | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *grob | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grubaz | coarse, rough |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrewbʰ- | — |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |