Proto-Germanic
*grōaną
‘to grow, become green’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *grōaną.
5 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *grōaną, most familiar first.
- grow ← growen ← grōwan ← *grōan
- grown ← growen ← grōwan ← *grōan
- groom ← grom ← *grōma ← *grōmō
- gourmet ← groumet ← grom ← *grōm ← *grōm
- forgrow ← forgrowen ← forgrōwan ← grōwan ← *grōan
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Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *grōaną