Where does “slidegroat” come from?
slidegroat (English) comes from English groat, from Dutch groot, from Middle Dutch grôot, from Old Dutch grōt, from Proto-West Germanic graut, from Proto-Germanic grautaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
slidegroat (English): The game of shuffleboard
Definitions
- The game of shuffleboard
Ancestry of “slidegroat”, step by step
slidegroat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English groat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | groat | Hulled grain; Any of various old coins of England... |
| 2 | Dutch | groot | big, large, great; great, important, eminent,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | grôot | big, large |
| 4 | Old Dutch | grōt | big, large |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | graut | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grautaz | coarse, crude; big, large |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via English slide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slide | To move in continuous contact with a surface; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | sliden | To slide; to propel oneself along a surface; To... |
| 3 | Old English | slīdan | to slide |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slīdaną | to slide, to slip |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sléydʰ-e-ti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sleydʰ- | to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick |