Where does “grot” come from?
grot (Polish) comes from Dutch grootzeil, from Dutch groot, from Middle Dutch grôot, from Old Dutch grōt, from Proto-West Germanic graut, from Proto-Germanic grautaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
grot (Polish): arrowhead; mainsail; genitive singular of grota
Definitions
- arrowhead; mainsail; genitive singular of grota
Ancestry of “grot”, step by step
grot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch grootzeil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | grootzeil | mainsail, the largest sail of a sailing vessel, typically a sail of the largest mast |
| 2 | Dutch | groot | big, large, great; great, important, eminent,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | grôot | big, large |
| 4 | Old Dutch | grōt | big, large |
| 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 |
via Proto-Slavic *grotъ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *grotъ | arrowhead, dart, spearhead |