Where does “grôt” come from?

grôt (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon grōt, from Proto-West Germanic graut, from Proto-Germanic grautaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

Ancestry of “grôt”, step by step

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

Words derived from “grôt”

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