Where does “grete” come from?

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

grete (Middle English): great; massive; amazing

Definitions

  1. great; massive; amazing

Ancestry of “grete”, step by step

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

Words derived from “grete”

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