Where does “volgroeien” come from?

volgroeien (Dutch) comes from Dutch vol, from Middle Dutch vol, from Old Dutch fol, from Proto-West Germanic full, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

volgroeien (Dutch): to mature, to become full-grown

Definitions

  1. to mature, to become full-grown

Ancestry of “volgroeien”, step by step

volgroeien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvolfull, replete
2Middle Dutchvolfull; whole, complete
3Old Dutchfolfull
4Proto-West Germanicfullfull
5Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →