Where does “grossies” come from?

grossies (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin grossus, from Old High German grōz, from Proto-West Germanic graut, from Proto-Germanic grautaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

Ancestry of “grossies”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingrossuscoarse, unrefined; young, green, immature; thick,...
2Old High Germangrōzbig, large, thick; great; large, thick, coarse
3Proto-West Germanicgraut—
4Proto-Germanicgrautazcoarse, crude; big, large
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “grossies”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grautaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic graut →