Where does “Grütze” come from?

Grütze (German) comes from Middle High German grütze, from Old High German gruzzi, from Proto-Germanic *gruti.

Grütze (German): a food of coarsely ground cereal grains: groat;...

Definitions

  1. a food of coarsely ground cereal grains: groat;...

Ancestry of “Grütze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangrütze—
2Old High Germangruzziheap, pile
3Proto-Germanic*gruti—

Words derived from “Grütze”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *gruti →Every word from Old High German gruzzi →Every word from Middle High German grütze →