great

Old English

adj
Definitions
  • greatgreat, massive
  • tall
  • thick; stout
  • coarse

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *grautaz (coarse, big, coarse grained, large, big in size, crude, unrefined, thick, great) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ghrewə- (put down, fell, fall in).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ghrewə-

Gloss

put down, fell, fall in

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

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