Where does “grat” come from?
grat (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian grāt, from Proto-West Germanic graut, from Proto-Germanic grautaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
grat (North Frisian): big, great, large; tall
Ancestry of “grat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | grāt | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | graut | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | grautaz | coarse, crude; big, large |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |