Grove
/ɡroʊv/noun
A small group of trees, often planted or growing together.
Did you know?In Old English, *graf* meant a grove or thicket, and the word’s deeper Germanic history is tied to the idea of something gathered together rather than magically “sacred” by origin.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*grōbō / *grōb-
“A grove, thicket, or wooded growth”
Old English
OE
graf
“A grove, thicket, or small wood”
Middle English
ME
grove
“A small wood or cluster of trees”
Modern English
English
grove
“A small group of trees”