Where does “grodd” come from?

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

grodd (Swedish): a germ (of a plant)

Definitions

  1. a germ (of a plant)

Ancestry of “grodd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgroto sprout, germinate
2Old NorseGróato grow (of plants)
3Proto-Germanicgrōanąto green; to grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Words derived from “grodd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōaną →Every word from Old Norse Gróa →
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