Where does “grôjen” come from?

grôjen (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon grōian, from Proto-Germanic grōaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

Ancestry of “grôjen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “grôjen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic grōanąEvery word from Old Saxon grōian