Where does “growth” come from?

Growth derives from Middle English growthe, formed from Old English grōwan (to grow), from Proto-Germanic grōaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreH₁- (to grow or increase).

growth (English): An increase in size, number, value, or strength;...

Definitions

  1. An increase in size, number, value, or strength;...

Ancestry of “growth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-thUsed to form nouns from verbs of action; Used to...
2Middle English-ethUsed to form the third-person singular present...
3Old English-eþThird person singular present indicative ending of class 1 weak verbs
4Proto-Germanic-þi—
5Proto-Indo-European-ti—

Words derived from “growth”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ti →