Where does “groter” come from?

groter (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch grôot, 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.

groter (Middle Dutch): comparative degree of grôot

Definitions

  1. comparative degree of grôot

Ancestry of “groter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgrôotbig, large
2Old Dutchgrōtbig, large
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 →