Where does “dusigrosz” come from?
dusigrosz (Polish) comes from Polish grosz, from German Groschen, from Middle High German grosse, from Medieval Latin denarius, from Latin grossus, from Old High German grōz, from Proto-West Germanic graut, from Proto-Germanic grautaz — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
dusigrosz (Polish): miser, penny pincher
Definitions
- miser, penny pincher
Ancestry of “dusigrosz”, step by step
dusigrosz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Polish grosz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | grosz | grosz |
| 2 | German | Groschen | groschen; any of a number of coins with a... |
| 3 | Middle High German | grosse | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | denarius | — |
| 5 | Latin | grossus | coarse, unrefined; young, green, immature; thick,... |
| 6 | Old High German | grōz | big, large, thick; great; large, thick, coarse |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | graut | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | grautaz | coarse, crude; big, large |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Polish dusić
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | dusić | to suffocate, to strangle, choke; to stew, braise |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | dušiti | to breathe heavily; to smother, to suffocate, to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |