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Where does “grœze” come from?

grœze (Middle High German) comes from Old High German grōzī, from Proto-Germanic grautį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Ancestry of “grœze”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangrōzī—
2Proto-Germanicgrautį̄greatness; largeness; size
3Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “grœze”

  • Gesamtgröße
  • Fußgröße
  • Teilchengröße
  • Lebensgröße
  • Schuhgröße
  • Größe
  • Partikelgröße
  • Korngröße
  • Zufallsgröße
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →