Where does “groôt” come from?

groôt (Zealandic) comes 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.

groôt (Zealandic): big, large, great

Definitions

  1. big, large, great

Ancestry of “groôt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgrôotbig, large
2Old Dutchgrōtbig, large
3Proto-West Germanicgraut—
4Proto-Germanicgrautazcoarse, crude; big, large
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grautaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic graut →