Etymograph

English

grout

Grout comes from Middle English growte ‘a sort of wort or the beer made from it’, from Old English grūt ‘dregs’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- ‘to yearn for’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰer-‘to yearn for’root as named
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*grūtąreconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*grūtreconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150grūt‘dregs’
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500growte‘a sort of wort or the beer made from it’
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1855grout

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰer-‘to yearn for’root as named
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*grūtąreconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*grūtreconstructed
  4. Old Englishc. 450–1150grūt‘dregs’
  5. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500growte‘a sort of wort or the beer made from it’
  6. Englishearliest quotation 1855grout

Earliest quotation: 1855, – 1857 June, Charles Dickens: “grouts of tea”.

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- ‘to yearn for’

grand, grill, greedy, charismatic, grit, yearn, grime, yar, chromatic, ochre, growl, grisly, grist, grimace, exhort, 17 more

through Old English grūt ‘dregs’

gruel

Today it means

noun A thin mortar used to fill the gaps between tiles and cavities in masonry.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- / grout

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