Where does “grøntsag” come from?

grøntsag (Danish) comes from Danish sag, from Old Danish sak, from Old Norse sǫk, from Proto-Germanic sakō, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

grøntsag (Danish): vegetable

Definitions

  1. vegetable

Ancestry of “grøntsag”, step by step

grøntsag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish sag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsagmatter, affair; cause; thing
2Old Danishsak—
3Old Norsesǫklegal case, action; fault
4Proto-Germanicsakōquarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

via Danish grønt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgrøntneuter singular of grøn; greens; greenery
2Danishgrøngreen
3Old Norsegrœnngreen, fresh; good, fit
4Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Words derived from “grøntsag”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakō →Every word from Old Norse sǫk →