Proto-Indo-European
*gʰrewd-
‘to rub, grind, remove’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *gʰrewd-.
10 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrewd-, most familiar first.
- great ← greet ← *graut ← *grautaz
- greatly ← gretly ← grete ← grēat ← *graut
- greet ← grete ← grēat ← *graut ← *grautaz
- greatness ← gretnesse ← grēatnes ← grēat ← *graut
- grit ← grete ← grēot ← *greut ← *greutą
- gert ← girt ← grete ← grēat ← *graut
- groat ← groot ← grōt ← *graut ← *grautaz
- girt ← grete ← grēat ← *graut ← *grautaz
- gurt ← girt ← grete ← grēat ← *graut
- goetta ← Götte ← grütte ← gruttia ← *gruti
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Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰrewd-