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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/grubaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

  • *gahrubaz

Etymology

Origin uncertain. Possibly from Pre-Germanic *gʰrubʰos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrewbʰ-. Related to Lithuanian grubus (“rough”), Serbo-Croatian grȗb (“rough, coarse”).

Alternatively from *ga- +‎ *hrubaz, related to Proto-Germanic *hreubaz (“scabby, rough”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣru.βɑz/

Adjective

*grubaz

  1. coarse, rough

Inflection


Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *grob, *gahrob
    • Old Frisian: *grof
      • Saterland Frisian: groaf
      • West Frisian: grof
    • Old Saxon: *grof
      • Middle Low German: grof, grōv-
        • Low German: groff
        • Plautdietsch: groff
        • → Old Norse: grófr (descendants may reflect other forms)
    • Old Dutch: *grof
      • Middle Dutch: grof
        • Dutch: grof
          • Afrikaans: grof
          • Berbice Creole Dutch: grofu
          • Negerhollands: grof
            • → Virgin Islands Creole: grof (dated)
          • → Papiamentu: gròf, grof
          • → Sranan Tongo: grofu
            • → Caribbean Hindustani: grofu
            • → Caribbean Javanese: grofu
            • → Saramaccan: goófu
        • Limburgish: graof
        • → English: gruff
    • Old High German: grob, girob
      • Middle High German: grop, grob
      • ⇒ Old High German: griobo (noun) (< *greubô)

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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