English
groop
Groop comes from Old English grōp ‘ditch’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *gʰreb-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰreb-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*grōpō‘furrow, ditch, trench’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*grōpureconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150grōp‘ditch’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500grope
- Englishearliest quotation 1816groop
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰreb-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*grōpō‘furrow, ditch, trench’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*grōpureconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150grōp‘ditch’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500grope
- Englishearliest quotation 1816groop
Earliest quotation: 1816, James Cleland, Annals of Glasgow: “The groop is one foot six inches wide, six…”
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreb-
Today it means
noun A trench or small ditch.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰreb- / groop