Where does “guun” come from?

guun (Aukan) comes from Sranan Tongo grun, 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.

guun (Aukan): to be green

Definitions

  1. to be green

Ancestry of “guun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sranan Tongogrungreen
2Dutchgroengreen; green, relating to green parties or green...
3Middle Dutchgroenegreen; unripe, young
4Old Dutchgruonigreen
5Proto-West Germanicgrōnīgreen
6Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōniz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic grōnī →