Where does “grot” come from?

grot (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish gro, from Old High German grāo, from Proto-Germanic grēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

grot (Luxembourgish): neuter nominative of gro; neuter accusative of...

Definitions

  1. neuter nominative of gro; neuter accusative of...

Ancestry of “grot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishgrogrey
2Old High Germangrāogrey
3Proto-Germanicgrēwazgrey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic grēwazEvery word from Old High German grāo
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