Where does “grovlemmad” come from?

grovlemmad (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-.

grovlemmad (Swedish): having thick limbs (and body), stout, burly, (non-euphemistically) big-boned

Definitions

  1. having thick limbs (and body), stout, burly, (non-euphemistically) big-boned

Ancestry of “grovlemmad”, step by step

grovlemmad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish grov

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgrovcoarse; composed of large parts or particles;...
2Middle Low Germangrof—
3Old Dutchgrof—
4Proto-West Germanic*grob—
5Proto-Germanicgrubazcoarse, rough
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrewbʰ-—

via Swedish lem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlema limb
2Old Norselimrlimb
3Proto-Germaniclimuzlimb; member; branch; twig
4Proto-Indo-Europeanel-to bend; red, brown; hungry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grubaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *grob →
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