English
grove
Grove comes from Middle English grove, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *graibaz.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*graibazreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*graibreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150grāf
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500grove
- Englishearliest quotation 1822same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*graibazreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*graibreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150grāf
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500grove
- Englishearliest quotation 1822same form
Earliest quotation: 1822, Robert Chapman: “The trees and shrubs are not arranged after any…”
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *graibaz
Today it means
noun A small forest.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *graibaz / grove