Where does “Grønland” come from?

Grønland (Danish) comes from Old Norse Grœnland, from Old Norse grœnn, from Proto-Germanic grōniz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

Grønland (Danish): Greenland

Definitions

  1. Greenland

Ancestry of “Grønland”, step by step

Grønland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse Grœnland

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseGrœnlandGreenland
2Old Norsegrœnngreen, fresh; good, fit
3Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via Old Norse Grǿnland

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseGrǿnland—
2Old NorsegrǿnnAlternative spelling of grœnn

Words derived from “Grønland”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōniz →Every word from Old Norse grœnn →