Where does “растъ” come from?

растъ (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic orstъ, from Proto-Slavic slàva, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

растъ (Old Church Slavonic): growth

Definitions

  1. growth

Ancestry of “растъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicorstъgrowth
2Proto-Slavicslàvafame; glory; glory, fame
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic slàva →