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
  • Afrikaans: groei
• Limburgish: gröjje

Further reading

• “groeyen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “groeyen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN