Where does “graut” come from?

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

graut (Norwegian Bokmål): porridge

Definitions

  1. porridge

Ancestry of “graut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegrautrporridge
2Proto-Germanicgrautazcoarse, crude; big, large
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grautaz →Every word from Old Norse grautr →