Etymology

grew

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Middle English grew ← Old English grēow ← Proto-Germanic *gegrō
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grew · verb1

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*gegrō
  2. Old English · inherited fromgrēow
  3. Middle English · inherited fromgrew
  4. English todaygrew

From Middle English grew, from Old English grēow (first and third person past tense of grōwan), from West Germanic *greu, from Northwest Germanic *grerō, from Proto-Germanic *gegrō (first and third person past tense of *grōaną), reduplication of *grōaną.

Grew · proper noun2

Variant of Grewe.

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