Where does “grōian” come from?

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

grōian (Old Saxon): to grow

Definitions

  1. to grow

Ancestry of “grōian”, 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 “grōian”

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