Etymology

gratz

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Old High German gratag ← Proto-West Germanic *gernō
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gratz · interjection1

A respelled shortening of congrats.

Gratz · proper noun2

  1. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*gernō
  2. Old High German · derived fromgratag“greedy”
  3. English todayGratz

From the German surname, from the city Graz in Austria. Also from a personal name from Old High German gratag (“greedy”), which could ultimately be from Proto-West Germanic *gernō; see Dutch gretig (“eager”). Also shortened from Pankratz.

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