Where does “grovlek” come from?
grovlek (Swedish) comes from Swedish grov, from Middle Low German grof, from Old Dutch grof, from Proto-West Germanic *grob, from Proto-Germanic grubaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrewbʰ-.
grovlek (Swedish): thickness
Ancestry of “grovlek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | grov | coarse; composed of large parts or particles;... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | grof | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | grof | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *grob | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grubaz | coarse, rough |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrewbʰ- | — |