Where does “agreen” come from?

agreen (Middle English) comes from Old French agreer, from Old French gré, from Latin grātum, from Latin grātus, from Proto-Italic grātos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥Htós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerH- — to express approval; praise; to elevate.

agreen (Middle English): To ingratiate or please; to make content or...

Definitions

  1. To ingratiate or please; to make content or...

Ancestry of “agreen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchagreerto please; to be pleasing to
2Old Frenchgrépleasure, goodwill; will; step
3Latingrātum—
4Latingrātuspleasing, acceptable, agreeable, welcome
5Proto-Italicgrātos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷr̥Htóspraised
7Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷerH-to express approval; praise; to elevate

Words derived from “agreen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷr̥Htós →Every word from Proto-Italic grātos →