Where does “grot” come from?

grot (Middle English) 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.

grot (Middle English): A groat or other silver coin of similar value,...

Definitions

  1. A groat or other silver coin of similar value,...

Ancestry of “grot”, step by step

grot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch grôot

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

via Old English grot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgrotparticle; fragment
2Proto-Germanicgrutą—

Words derived from “grot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →