Where does “gruffly” come from?

Gruffly comes from English gruff, from Middle Dutch grof and Old Dutch grof, from Proto-Germanic grubaz and galīkaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European līg- and ḱóm.

gruffly (English): In a gruff manner

Definitions

  1. In a gruff manner

Ancestry of “gruffly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishgruffhaving a rough, surly, and harsh demeanor and...
2Dutchgrofrough, coarse; rude; extreme, gross, grave
3Middle Dutchgrofthick; large, great; course, rough
4Old Dutchgrof—
5Proto-West Germanic*grob—
6Proto-Germanicgrubazcoarse, rough
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrewbʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grubaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *grob →