Where does “groen” come from?

groen (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch groen, from Middle Dutch groene, from Old Dutch gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic grōnī, from Proto-Germanic grōniz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

groen (Afrikaans): green

Definitions

  1. green

Ancestry of “groen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgroengreen; green, relating to green parties or green...
2Middle Dutchgroenegreen; unripe, young
3Old Dutchgruonigreen
4Proto-West Germanicgrōnīgreen
5Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Words derived from “groen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōniz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic grōnī →