Where does “mørkegrøn” come from?

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

mørkegrøn (Danish): dark green, moss green

Definitions

  1. dark green, moss green

Ancestry of “mørkegrøn”, step by step

mørkegrøn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Danish mørk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmørkdark
2Old Norsemyrkrdark, murky
3Proto-Germanicmerkuzdark
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmergʷ-dark, coloured; to flicker; to darken; to be dark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōniz →Every word from Old Norse grœnn →