Old English

grēat

‘big’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Old English grēat.

7 English words in this record descend from Old English grēat, most familiar first.

• great ← greet
• greatly ← gretly ← grete
• greet ← grete
• greatness ← gretnesse ← grēatnes
• gert ← girt ← grete
• girt ← grete
• gurt ← girt ← grete

Etymograph / Old English grēat