Where does “groeien” come from?

groeien (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch groeyen, from Old Dutch gruoien, from Proto-Germanic grōaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

groeien (Dutch): to grow

Definitions

  1. to grow

Ancestry of “groeien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgroeyento become/be green, to grow; to increase
2Old Dutchgruoiento grow
3Proto-Germanicgrōanąto green; to grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Words derived from “groeien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →