Where does “Hafergrütze” come from?

Hafergrütze (German) comes from German Hafer, from Old High German habaro, from Proto-Germanic habrō, from Proto-Germanic habrô, from Proto-Indo-European kapro- — goat.

Hafergrütze (German): groat, oat groat

Definitions

  1. groat, oat groat

Ancestry of “Hafergrütze”, step by step

Hafergrütze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Hafer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHaferoats
2Old High Germanhabarooat
3Proto-Germanichabrōgoat, buck
4Proto-Germanichabrôgoat, buck; feed for goats; oat, oats
5Proto-Indo-Europeankapro-goat

via German Grütze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGrützea food of coarsely ground cereal grains: groat;...
2Middle High Germangrütze—
3Old High Germangruzziheap, pile
4Proto-Germanic*gruti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kapro- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habrô →Every word from Proto-Germanic habrō →