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Where does “gróa” come from?

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

gróa (Old Norse): to grow

Definitions

  1. to grow

Ancestry of “gróa”, 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 “gróa”

  • gro
  • gro
  • gróa
  • Gróa
  • grógva
  • Gro
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