Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gruti

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

Presumably from Proto-Germanic *grutją, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrewd-

Noun

*gruti n

  1. coarse grain, bran, grit

Inflection

Neuter ja-stem
Singular
Nominative *gruti
Genitive *gruttjas
Singular Plural
Nominative *gruti *gruttju
Accusative *gruti *gruttju
Genitive *gruttjas *gruttjō
Dative *gruttjē *gruttjum
Instrumental *gruttju *gruttjum

Alternative reconstructions

  • *gruttju f
  • *graut
  • *greut
  • *grot
  • *grūti

Descendants

  • Old English: grytt; grytta f pl
    • Middle English: *gryt
  • Old Saxon: gruttia f
    • Middle Low German: grütte, görte
      • German Low German: Grütte, Görte, Götte, Gört
  • Old Dutch: grutti
  • Old High German: gruzzi
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