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

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)