The story
- Old Norse · derived fromgróf“pit, hollow, gully”
- English todayGroby
Perhaps from Old Norse gróf (“pit, hollow, gully”) + býr (“farmstead”).
Words from the same roots
Old Norsegróf all →
groovegraven
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Groby
Today it means: A village and civil parish in Hinckley and Bosworth district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5207). Full definition →
Old Norse gróf