Where does “groete” come from?

groete (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch grôte, from Middle Dutch -te, from Old Dutch -ti, from Proto-Germanic -itją, from Proto-Germanic -itjaną, from Proto-Indo-European -dyé-.

groete (Middle Dutch): Alternative spelling of grôte; inflection of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of grôte; inflection of...

Ancestry of “groete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgrôtesize
2Middle Dutch-te—
3Old Dutch-ti—
4Proto-Germanic-itjąSuffix denoting the action of verbs ending in...
5Proto-Germanic-itjanąCreates intensive verbs
6Proto-Indo-European-dyé-—

Words derived from “groete”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -dyé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -itjaną →Every word from Middle Dutch -te →