Where does “grubianka” come from?

grubianka (Polish) comes from Polish grubianin, from German Grobian, from Latin grobianus, from German grob, from Old High German grob — coarse.

Ancestry of “grubianka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgrubianinboor
2GermanGrobianbrute
3Latingrobianus—
4Germangrobcoarse, rough; uncouth, rude, crude
5Old High Germangrobcoarse
Every word from Old High German grob →