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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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *graut (“great”) + *-ī (abstract noun suffix).
Noun
*grautī f
- greatness, largeness, size
Inflection
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Singular
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*grautī
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| Genitive
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*grautīn
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*grautī
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| Accusative
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*grautīn
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| Genitive
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*grautīn
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| Dative
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*grautīn
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| Instrumental
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*grautīn
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Descendants
- Old English: grīetu
- 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
- Old High German: grōzī
- Middle High German: grœze; (grœzede)