Where does “grove” come from?
Grove comes from Middle English grove, from Old English græf, from Proto-Germanic grabą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrābʰ-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʰrebʰ-.
grove (English): A small forest; An orchard of fruit trees; A...
Definitions
- A small forest; An orchard of fruit trees; A...
Ancestry of “grove”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | grove | grove |
| 2 | Old English | grāf | — |
Words derived from “grove”