English
groaty
Groaty comes from Old English grotiġ ‘earthy’, from grot ‘piece, fragment, particle, atom’, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *grutą.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*grutąreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150grot‘piece, fragment, particle, atom’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150grotiġ‘earthy’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500groti
- Englishtodaygroaty
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*grutąreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150grot‘piece, fragment, particle, atom’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150grotiġ‘earthy’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500groti
- Englishtodaygroaty
Formed from groat + -y
Proto-Germanic *grutą
Proto-West Germanic *grot
Old English grot ‘particle’
Middle English grot ‘Hulled grain’
English groat
The story
Influenced by Middle English grout (‘coarse meal’).
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *grutą
Today it means
adj Made or consisting of groats.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *grutą / groaty