Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “grütze” come from?

grütze (Middle High German) comes from Old High German gruzzi, from Proto-Germanic *gruti.

Ancestry of “grütze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangruzziheap, pile
2Proto-Germanic*gruti—

Words derived from “grütze”

  • Rote Grütze
  • Hafergrütze
  • Grütze
Every word from Proto-Germanic *gruti →