Where does “grógva” come from?

grógva (Faroese) comes from Old Norse Gróa, from Proto-Germanic grōaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

grógva (Faroese): to grow

Definitions

  1. to grow

Ancestry of “grógva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseGróato grow (of plants)
2Proto-Germanicgrōanąto green; to grow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōaną →Every word from Old Norse Gróa →