Where does “gro” come from?

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

gro (Norwegian Bokmål): to grow; to sprout, germinate

Definitions

  1. to grow; to sprout, germinate

Ancestry of “gro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseGróato grow (of plants)
2Proto-Germanicgrōanąto green; to grow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōaną →Every word from Old Norse Gróa →