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
Ancestry of “gruffish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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- | — |