English
goetta
Goetta comes from German Low German Götte, and goes back to Proto-West Germanic *gruti ‘coarse grain, bran, grit’.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*gruti‘coarse grain, bran, grit’reconstructed
- Old Saxonc. 800–1200gruttia
- Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600grütte
- German Low GermanmodernGötte
- Englishtodaygoetta
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*gruti‘coarse grain, bran, grit’reconstructed
- Old Saxonc. 800–1200gruttia
- Middle Low Germanc. 1200–1600grütte
- German Low GermanmodernGötte
- Englishtodaygoetta
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰrewd-
great, greet, gert, groat, 4 more
through Proto-West Germanic *gruti ‘coarse grain, bran, grit’
Today it means
noun A breakfast sausage made with ground meat, oats, and spices, popular in the greater Cincinnati area.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *gruti / goetta