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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haitian Creole | gwo | big |
| 2 | French | gros | big, thick, fat; coarse, rough; famous |
| 3 | Old French | gros | big; large |
| 4 | Latin | grossus | coarse, unrefined; young, green, immature; thick,... |
| 5 | Old High German | grōz | big, large, thick; great; large, thick, coarse |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | graut | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | grautaz | coarse, crude; big, large |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Haitian Creole Antiy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haitian Creole | Antiy | — |