English
growth
From grow + -th (abstract nominal suffix).
Formed from grow + -th
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
Today it means
noun An increase in size, number, value, or strength.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / growth