Where does “gros” come from?

gros (Hunsrik) comes from Middle High German grōʒ, from Old High German grōʒ, from Proto-West Germanic graut, from Proto-Germanic grautaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

gros (Hunsrik): big, large

Definitions

  1. big, large

Ancestry of “gros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangrōʒ—
2Old High Germangrōʒ—
3Proto-West Germanicgraut—
4Proto-Germanicgrautazcoarse, crude; big, large
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grautaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic graut →
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