'grow' originates from Old English, specifically the word 'grōwan', which comes from Proto-Germanic '*grōną' meaning 'to grow' or 'become green'.

'grow' changed from Old English 'grōwan' to Middle English 'growen' and eventually became the modern English word 'grow'.

Initially, it meant 'to become larger or to arise (often with the sense of coming into being or greening)', and over time it evolved into its current meanings of 'increase, develop, cultivate'.