Where does “grôot” come from?

grôot (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch grōt, from Proto-West Germanic graut, from Proto-Germanic grautaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

grôot (Middle Dutch): big, large

Definitions

  1. big, large

Ancestry of “grôot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchgrōtbig, large
2Proto-West Germanicgraut—
3Proto-Germanicgrautazcoarse, crude; big, large
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “grôot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grautaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic graut →
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