groeyen
Middle Dutch
verb
Definitions
- to become/be green, to grow
- to increase
Etymology
Inherited from Old Dutch gruoien inherited from Proto-Germanic *grōaną (grow, become green, grow green) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (grow, become green).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gʰreh₁-
Gloss
grow, become green
Concept
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ghrelin English
- growth English
- overgraze English
- gramen Latin
- herba Latin
- aangroeien Dutch, Flemish
- begroeien Dutch, Flemish
- groeien Dutch, Flemish
- groeikracht Dutch, Flemish
- groeipijn Dutch, Flemish
- ontgroeien Dutch, Flemish
- opgroeien Dutch, Flemish
- overgroeien Dutch, Flemish
- uitgroeien Dutch, Flemish
- vergroeien Dutch, Flemish
- volgroeien Dutch, Flemish
- φορβή Ancient Greek
- *gʰreH₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *gʰreh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *gʰrōni- Proto-Indo-European
- *grasą Proto-Germanic
- *grōaną Proto-Germanic
- *grōniz Proto-Germanic
- grasian Old English
- growan Old English
- grōwan Old English
- gróa Old Norse
- غرواس Persian
- gruoien Old Dutch
- *grōian Old Saxon