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