Where does “grown” come from?

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

grown (English): past participle of grow; Covered by growth;...

Definitions

  1. past participle of grow; Covered by growth;...

Ancestry of “grown”, 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 “grown”

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