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Where does “gruwen” come from?

gruwen (Middle Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic grūwijaną.

Ancestry of “gruwen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgrūwijaną—

Words derived from “gruwen”

  • grew
  • gruesome
  • grue
  • gruesomely
  • gruesomeness
  • grewest
  • gruen
Every word from Proto-Germanic grūwijaną →