grob
Meaning
- coarse, rough
- uncouth, rude, crude, ill-defined
Concepts
Opposite of
fein
Synonyms
Translations
grossier
ruw
grueso
rude
rudeFrequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
groob
Basel-Landschaft
ruechig
Basel-Landschaft
wiescht
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡʁoːp/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German grob, grop, from Old High German grob, girob, of uncertain origin. Compare also Low German groff, Dutch grof, Saterland Frisian groaf, and English gruff. Per Kroonen, from Proto-West Germanic *grob, from Proto-Germanic *grubaz (“coarse”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrewbʰ- (“to grind”). If so, then related to Old High German griobo (“twigs, kindling, firewood”), from Proto-Germanic *greubô (“greaves”). Also related to Proto-Slavic *grǫbъ. Alternatively, perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *gahrob, from Proto-Germanic *gahrubaz, *hrubaz (“scabby, crusty, rough”), from Proto-Indo-European *krewp- (“scab”). If so, cognate with Old High German riob (“scabby, leprous, mangy”), Old English hrēof (“rough, scabbed, leprous”)
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