Where does “groeipijn” come from?

groeipijn (Dutch) comes from Dutch groeien, 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.

groeipijn (Dutch): growing pains

Definitions

  1. growing pains

Ancestry of “groeipijn”, step by step

groeipijn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch groeien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgroeiento grow
2Middle Dutchgroeyento become/be green, to grow; to increase
3Old Dutchgruoiento grow
4Proto-Germanicgrōanąto green; to grow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via Dutch pijn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpijnphysical pain, ache; psychological pain, hurt;...
2Middle Dutchpijn
3Proto-West Germanic*pīnāpine tree
4Latinpēna
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁-
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