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Where does “gʰreH₁-” come from?

gʰreH₁- (Proto-Indo-European): to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Definitions

  1. to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Words derived from “gʰreH₁-”

  • grass
  • gray
  • grey
  • greedy
  • grassy
  • grassland
  • graze
  • grizzly
  • grayish
  • grasshopper
  • greyish
  • grayling
  • grayscale
  • bluegrass
  • turfgrass
  • grayness
  • greyness
  • seagrass
  • ryegrass
  • lemongrass
  • switchgrass
  • shortgrass
  • Grisons
  • tallgrass