Where does “Gwo Zantiy” come from?

Gwo Zantiy (Haitian Creole) comes from Haitian Creole gwo, from French gros, from Old French gros, from Latin grossus, from Old High German grōz, from Proto-West Germanic graut, from Proto-Germanic grautaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

Ancestry of “Gwo Zantiy”, step by step

Gwo Zantiy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Haitian Creole gwo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Haitian Creolegwobig
2Frenchgrosbig, thick, fat; coarse, rough; famous
3Old Frenchgrosbig; large
4Latingrossuscoarse, unrefined; young, green, immature; thick,...
5Old High Germangrōzbig, large, thick; great; large, thick, coarse
6Proto-West Germanicgraut
7Proto-Germanicgrautazcoarse, crude; big, large
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Haitian Creole Antiy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Haitian CreoleAntiy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-