Where does “grøt” come from?

grøt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish grød, from Old Norse grautr, from Proto-Germanic grautaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

grøt (Norwegian Bokmål): porridge

Definitions

  1. porridge

Ancestry of “grøt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgrødporridge, mash
2Old Norsegrautrporridge
3Proto-Germanicgrautazcoarse, crude; big, large
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “grøt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grautaz →Every word from Old Norse grautr →