groeten

Middle Dutch

verb

Definitions

to greet
(possibly) to attack

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch *gruoten inherited from Proto-Germanic *grōtijaną (address, make cry, greet, scold).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*grōtijaną

Gloss

address, make cry, greet, scold

Concept

Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

begroeten Dutch, Flemish
groeten Dutch, Flemish
groetenis Dutch, Flemish
*grōtijaną Proto-Germanic
grētan Old English
grœta Old Norse
grǿta Old Norse
gruozzen Old High German
*grōtijan gmw-pro
*gruoten Old Dutch
grotian Old Saxon
grōtian Old Saxon
groetsje Western Frisian