Cognate Set 185 – Meaning: big

IE-CoR reference form:
*gʰreu̯d-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-European
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Lexemes continuing Proto-Germanic *grauta- 'strong, thick, big', further from PIE *gʰrou̯d-o-, cf. the Germanic strong verb *greutan- 'to grind, crush' (Kroonen 2013:187, 189, Kluge 2011:376-377, Heidermanns 1993:256, Seebold 1970:242, cf. ALEW 374).
Found in clades:
Germanic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 11 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
116   Dutch groot ɣrot
117   Flemish groot
114   Frisian grut ɡrøt
122   German groß ˈɡʁoːs ˈɡʁoːs
121   Luxembourgish grouss ɡʀəus ɡʀəus
123   German: Bernese gross ɡ̊rɔss ɡ̊rɔss
119   Old High German grōz ɡroːs̻ ɡroːs̻
113   Old Frisian grāt ɡraːt ɡraːt
120   Middle High German grôz ɡroːs̻ ɡroːs̻
115   Middle Dutch groot ɣroːt ɣroːt
118   Old Saxon grôt ɣrɔːt ɣrɔːt
References
  • Hock, Wolfgang and Fecht, Rainer and Feulner, Anna Helene and Hill, Eugen and Wodtko, Dagmar S.: 374
    Cf. s.v. OLith. grū́sti 'stampfen, stoßen, härten' (BSl. Latv. grûst, 'stoßen, stampfen'), from PIE *gʰreu̯d- 'zerstoßen, zerstampfen' (cf. ON grjót 'Gestein, Geröll', grautr 'Grütze', OE grēot 'Sand, Kies' [LIV² -, IEW 460f.].
  • Kluge, Friedrich: 376-377
    S.v. NHG groß (MHG grōz, OHG grō, OS grōt), from West Germanic *grauta- 'groß' also found in OE grēat, OFr. grāt, ON grautr 'Grütze', so that it is developed from a meaning 'grob gemahlen'. Formally the adjective corresponds to Lith. graudùs 'spröde, bröckelig'. Cf. the verb *greut-a 'zerreiben, zermahlen'.
  • Kroonen, Guus: 187, 189
    S.v. Proto-Germanic *grauta- 'coarse' from PIE *gʰroud-o-, a regular o-grade adjective to the strong verb *greutan- 'to grind, crush' (< *gʰréud-e-, cf. Lith. grū́sti 'to thrust, pestle, stamp' < *gʰrud-ie-, Ru. grúda- 'heap, pile', SCr. grȕda 'clod, lump' < *gʰroud-eh₂-). In the West-Germanic languages, a meaning shifts towards 'big' took place replacing *mekila- 'big'.
  • Seebold, Elmar: 242
    Cf. s.v. PGmc. *greut-a- (2) '(zerreiben)', only attested through a past passive participle, may be compared with Lith. grū́džiu (grū́du), grū́sti 'stampfen, zerstoßen, drängen'.