grot
Middle English
/ɡrɔːt/
noun
Definitions
- A groat or other silver coin of similar value, traditionally worth four pennies, or the weight corresponding to that coin.
Etymology
Derived from Middle Dutch groot.
Origin
Middle Dutch
groot
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Margaret English
- groat English
- shovegroat English
- slidegroat English
- *grutą Proto-Germanic
- grotan Old English
- grôt Welsh
- groot Middle Dutch
- grōt Old Dutch