Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “grov” come from?

grov (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German grof, from Old Dutch grof, from Proto-West Germanic *grob, from Proto-Germanic grubaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrewbʰ-.

grov (Swedish): coarse; composed of large parts or particles;...

Definitions

  1. coarse; composed of large parts or particles;...

Ancestry of “grov”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germangrof—
2Old Dutchgrof—
3Proto-West Germanic*grob—
4Proto-Germanicgrubazcoarse, rough
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrewbʰ-—

Words derived from “grov”

  • grovlek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrewbʰ- →