Where does “slow-growing” come from?
slow-growing (English) comes from English growing, from English grow, from Middle English growen, from Old English grōwan, from Proto-Germanic grōaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.
slow-growing (English): Growing, developing, or increasing at a relatively low rate
Definitions
- Growing, developing, or increasing at a relatively low rate
Ancestry of “slow-growing”, step by step
slow-growing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English growing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | growing | present participle of grow; growth; increase;... |
| 2 | English | grow | To become larger, to increase in magnitude; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | growen | To grow usually of plants, fruit, etc |
| 4 | Old English | grōwan | to grow, increase, flourish, germinate |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grōaną | to green; to grow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |
via English Slow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Slow | Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed |
| 2 | Middle English | slaw | — |
| 3 | Old English | slāw | sluggish, inert, slothful, late, tardy, torpid,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *slaiw | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slaiwaz | blunt; dull; exhausted; weary; faint; weak;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lew- | to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,... |