Where does “grōma” come from?

grōma (Old English) comes from Old English grōwan, from Proto-Germanic grōaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

grōma (Old English): male child, boy, youth

Definitions

  1. male child, boy, youth

Ancestry of “grōma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgrōwanto grow, increase, flourish, germinate
2Proto-Germanicgrōanąto green; to grow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Words derived from “grōma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōaną →Every word from Old English grōwan →