Where does “grønlig” come from?

grønlig (Danish) comes from Danish lig, from Old Norse lík, from Middle Low German līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

grønlig (Danish): greenish

Definitions

  1. greenish

Ancestry of “grønlig”, step by step

grønlig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish lig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishligequal to; like, similar to; body, corpse
2Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
3Middle Low Germanlīk—
4Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Danish grøn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgrøngreen
2Old Norsegrœnngreen, fresh; good, fit
3Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Middle Low German līk →
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