Where does “grow” come from?

Grow comes from Middle English growen, from Old English grōwan, from Proto-Germanic grōaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreH₁-.

grow (English): To become larger, to increase in magnitude; To...

Definitions

  1. To become larger, to increase in magnitude; To...

Ancestry of “grow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishgrowenTo grow usually of plants, fruit, etc
2Old Englishgrōwanto grow, increase, flourish, germinate
3Proto-Germanicgrōanąto green; to grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Words derived from “grow”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōaną →Every word from Old English grōwan →
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