Where does “gröt” come from?

gröt (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish grøter, from Old Norse grautr, from Proto-Germanic grautaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

gröt (Swedish): porridge

Definitions

  1. porridge

Ancestry of “gröt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishgrøter—
2Old Norsegrautrporridge
3Proto-Germanicgrautazcoarse, crude; big, large
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “gröt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grautaz →Every word from Old Norse grautr →
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