Where does “גרויסקייט” come from?

גרויסקייט (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish גרויס, from Middle High German grōz, 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.

גרויסקייט (Yiddish): size, greatness

Definitions

  1. size, greatness

Ancestry of “גרויסקייט”, step by step

גרויסקייט traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish גרויס

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishגרויסbig, large
2Middle High Germangrōz—
3Old High Germangrōzbig, large, thick; great; large, thick, coarse
4Proto-West Germanicgraut—
5Proto-Germanicgrautazcoarse, crude; big, large
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Yiddish קייט

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishקייטchain
2Old High Germanketīna—
3Latincatēnachain
4Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grautaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic graut →