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
Ancestry of “grógva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | Gróa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | grōaną | to green; to grow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |