Where does “grōt” come from?

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

grōt (Old Saxon): large, thick, coarse, stour

Definitions

  1. large, thick, coarse, stour

Ancestry of “grōt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgraut—
2Proto-Germanicgrautazcoarse, crude; big, large
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “grōt”

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