groeyen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch gruoien, from Proto-Germanic *grōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow, become green”).

Verb

groeyen

  1. to become/be green, to grow
  2. to increase

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: groeien
  • Limburgish: gröjje

Further reading

  • “groeyen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “groeyen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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