Where does “robigrosz” come from?

robigrosz (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.

robigrosz (Polish): moneygrubber

Definitions

  1. moneygrubber

Ancestry of “robigrosz”, step by step

robigrosz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish grosz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgroszgrosz
2GermanGroschengroschen; any of a number of coins with a...
3Middle High Germangrosse
4Medieval Latindenarius
5Latingrossuscoarse, unrefined; young, green, immature; thick,...
6Old High Germangrōzbig, large, thick; great; large, thick, coarse
7Proto-West Germanicgraut
8Proto-Germanicgrautazcoarse, crude; big, large
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Polish robić

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishrobićto make; to do; to act, to work
2Proto-Slavicorbitito do, to work
3Proto-Slavicorbъservant, slave
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃órbʰosorphan; servant, slave, worker
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-