Where does “grouss” come from?

grouss (Luxembourgish) comes 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.

grouss (Luxembourgish): great; big, large; tall

Definitions

  1. great; big, large; tall

Ancestry of “grouss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangrōzbig, large, thick; great; large, thick, coarse
2Proto-West Germanicgraut—
3Proto-Germanicgrautazcoarse, crude; big, large
4Proto-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 →