Where does “gruca” come from?

gruca (Polish) comes from Old Polish gruca, from Middle High German grütze, from Old High German gruzzi, from Proto-Germanic *gruti.

gruca (Polish): groats

Definitions

  1. groats

Ancestry of “gruca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishgrucaoat groats
2Middle High Germangrütze—
3Old High Germangruzziheap, pile
4Proto-Germanic*gruti—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *gruti →Every word from Old High German gruzzi →Every word from Middle High German grütze →