Where does “grôt” come from?

grôt (Welsh) comes from Middle English grot, from Middle Dutch grôot, from Old Dutch grōt, from Proto-West Germanic graut, from Proto-Germanic grautaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

grôt (Welsh): groat currency

Definitions

  1. groat currency

Ancestry of “grôt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishgrotA groat or other silver coin of similar value,...
2Middle Dutchgrôotbig, large
3Old Dutchgrōtbig, large
4Proto-West Germanicgraut—
5Proto-Germanicgrautazcoarse, crude; big, large
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →