Where does “Grobian” come from?

Grobian (German) comes from Latin grobianus, from German grob, from Old High German grob — coarse.

Grobian (German): brute

Definitions

  1. brute

Ancestry of “Grobian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingrobianus—
2Germangrobcoarse, rough; uncouth, rude, crude
3Old High Germangrobcoarse

Words derived from “Grobian”

Every word from Old High German grob →