Where does “groa” come from?

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

groa (Old Swedish): to grow (of plants)

Definitions

  1. to grow (of plants)

Ancestry of “groa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseGróato grow (of plants)
2Proto-Germanicgrōanąto green; to grow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic grōanąEvery word from Old Norse Gróa