Where does “grōwan” come from?

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

grōwan (Old English): to grow, increase, flourish, germinate

Definitions

  1. to grow, increase, flourish, germinate

Ancestry of “grōwan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “grōwan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōaną →