Where does “Grootkjint” come from?
Grootkjint (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch groot, from Low German groot, from Middle Low German grôt, from Old Saxon grōt, from Proto-West Germanic graut, from Proto-Germanic grautaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
Grootkjint (Plautdietsch): grandchild
Definitions
- grandchild
Ancestry of “Grootkjint”, step by step
Grootkjint traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Plautdietsch groot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | groot | big, large; great, immense; massive, ample |
| 2 | Low German | groot | big, great |
| 3 | Middle Low German | grôt | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | grōt | large, thick, coarse, stour |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | graut | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grautaz | coarse, crude; big, large |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |