Where does “smaragd” come from?

smaragd (Danish) comes from Old Norse smaragdr, from Latin smaragdus, from Ancient Greek σμάραγδος, from Proto-Semitic bariq- — lightning.

smaragd (Danish): emerald

Definitions

  1. emerald

Ancestry of “smaragd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesmaragdr
2Latinsmaragdusemerald
3Ancient Greekσμάραγδοςemerald
4Proto-Semiticbariq-lightning
Every word from Proto-Semitic bariq-
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