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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 Englishgrowen—
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”

  • growth
  • growing
  • overgrown
  • undergrowth
  • grower
  • outgrowth
  • overgrowth
  • outgrow
  • regrowth
  • ingrowth
  • regrow
  • fastgrowing
  • ingrowing
  • overgrow
  • growingly
  • intergrowth
  • winegrowing
  • upgrowth
  • growest
  • antigrowth
  • aftergrowth
  • nongrowing
  • hypergrowth
  • winegrower
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