Where does “grāt” come from?
grāt (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic graut, from Proto-Germanic grautaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
Ancestry of “grāt”, step by step
grāt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic graut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | graut | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | grautaz | coarse, crude; big, large |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Proto-Germanic *graut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *graut | — |