Etymology

groop

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Today it means: A trench or small ditch. Full definition →

Middle English grope ← Old English grōp ← Proto-West Germanic *grōpu
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groop · noun, verb1

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*gʰreb-
  2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*grōpō“furrow, ditch, trench”
  3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*grōpu
  4. Old English · inherited fromgrōp“ditch”
  5. Middle English · inherited fromgrope
  6. English todaygroop

From Middle English grope, grupe, groupe, from Old English grōp (“ditch”), from Proto-West Germanic *grōpu, from Proto-Germanic *grōpō (“furrow, ditch, trench”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreb-, *gʰrebʰ- (“to dig, furrow, scratch”). Cognate with Scots gruip (“gutter, drain, ditch, trench”), North Frisian groop (“pit”), Dutch groep (“a trench, moat”), Swedish grop (“a pit, ditch, hole, hollow”), Old English grēp, grēpe (“land-drain, ditch; furrow; burrow; privy”). More at grip, groove.

groop · noun, verb2

Alteration of group. More at group.

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