Where does “groot” come from?

groot (Plautdietsch) comes 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.

groot (Plautdietsch): big, large; great, immense; massive, ample

Definitions

  1. big, large; great, immense; massive, ample

Ancestry of “groot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germangrootbig, great
2Middle Low Germangrôt—
3Old Saxongrōtlarge, thick, coarse, stour
4Proto-West Germanicgraut—
5Proto-Germanicgrautazcoarse, crude; big, large
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “groot”

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