English

growmore

From grow + more, originally a proprietary product manufactured and sold by the Growmore Company.

A compound of grow + more

Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- ‘to grow’

Proto-Germanic *grōaną ‘to grow’

Proto-West Germanic *grōan ‘to grow’

Old English grōwan ‘to grow’

Middle English growen ‘to arise or spring up’

English grow

Proto-Germanic *maizô ‘more’

Proto-West Germanic *maiʀō

Old English māra ‘more’

Middle English more

English more

The story

From grow + more, originally a proprietary product manufactured and sold by the Growmore Company.

noun A general-purpose inorganic fertilizer for garden use.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / growmore