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English word grow comes from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁-, and later Proto-Germanic *grōaną ((plant) to grow. To green.)
*gʰreh₁- (Proto-Indo-European)
to grow
*grōaną (Proto-Germanic)
(plant) to grow. To green.
grōwan (Old English)
growan (Old English)
(of plants) to grow.
growen (Middle English)
grow (English)
(copulative) To assume a condition or quality over time.. (ergative) To become bigger.. (intransitive) To appear or sprout.. (intransitive, obsolete) To become attached or fixed; to adhere.. (transitive) To cause or allow something to become bigger, especially to cultivate plants.