Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/grautī

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

From *graut (“great”) +‎ *-ī (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

*grautī f

1. greatness, largeness, size

Inflection

īn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*grautī
Genitive	*grautīn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*grautī	—
Accusative	*grautīn	—
Genitive	*grautīn	—
Dative	*grautīn	—
Instrumental	*grautīn	—

Descendants

• Old English: grīetu
  • Middle English: grete, grette
• Old Frisian: grēte
  • Saterland Frisian: Gratte
  • West Frisian: grutte, gruttens
• Old Saxon: *grōti
  • Middle Low German: grōte, gröte
    • German Low German: Grötte, Grött
    • → Saterland Frisian: Gröte, Grööte
• Old Dutch: *grōti
  • Middle Dutch: grote, groote, groete; (grotde, grootte)
    • (Dutch: grootte)
• Old High German: grōzī
  • Middle High German: grœze; (grœzede)
    • German: Größe
    • (Luxembourgish: Gréisst)