Where does “גראָשנדיק” come from?
גראָשנדיק (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish גראָשן, 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.
גראָשנדיק (Yiddish): worth a penny; cheap, without value
Definitions
- worth a penny; cheap, without value
Ancestry of “גראָשנדיק”, step by step
גראָשנדיק traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish גראָשן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | גראָשן | groschen |
| 2 | Latin | grossus | coarse, unrefined; young, green, immature; thick,... |
| 3 | Old High German | grōz | big, large, thick; great; large, thick, coarse |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | graut | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grautaz | coarse, crude; big, large |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Yiddish ־דיק
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | ־דיק | Forms present participles; -ish; -y |