Etymograph

English

Groat

Groat comes from Old Norse grautr ‘porridge’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *gʰrewd-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰrewd-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*grautizreconstructed
  3. Old Norsec. 800–1350grautr‘porridge’
  4. EnglishtodayGroat

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰrewd-reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*grautizreconstructed
  3. Old Norsec. 800–1350grautr‘porridge’
  4. EnglishtodayGroat

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *gʰrewd-

great, greet, grit, gert, 6 more

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰrewd- / Groat

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