grov etymology

Middle English word grov comes from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreb-, Old English grāfa, Old English graf (Grove.)

Detailed word origin of grov

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*gʰreb- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
grāfa Old English (ang)
graf Old English (ang) Grove.
*grabaną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) To dig. To engrave, scratch.
*grōbō Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) Hole, ditch, pit.
*grabō Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
*grōf Old English (ang)
græf Old English (ang) Grave.
grafe Middle English (enm)

Words with the same origin as grov

Descendants of *gʰreb-
grope groupe grupe
Descendants of grāfa
grave grove