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Where does “gróa” come from?

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

gróa (Icelandic): to grow; to heal

Definitions

  1. to grow; to heal

Ancestry of “gróa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseGróa—
2Proto-Germanicgrōanąto green; to grow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
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