English
growan
Growan comes from Cornish growan ‘gravel’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *gʰroh₁weh₂.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰroh₁weh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*grāwā‘gravel, pebbles’reconstructed
- Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*grọw‘gravel, pebbles’reconstructed
- Old Cornishmoderngrou
- Cornishmoderngrow‘gravel’
- Cornish, derivedmoderngrowan‘gravel’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰroh₁weh₂reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*grāwā‘gravel, pebbles’reconstructed
- Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*grọw‘gravel, pebbles’reconstructed
- Old Cornishmoderngrou
- Cornishmoderngrow‘gravel’
- Cornish, derivedmoderngrowan‘gravel’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Celtic *grāwā ‘gravel, pebbles’
Today it means
noun A decomposed granite, forming a mass of sandy gravel, found in tin lodes in Cornwall.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰroh₁weh₂ / growan