Etymology Explorer › DutchWhere does “blauwgroen” come from? blauwgroen (Dutch) comes from Dutch blauw, from Middle Dutch blau, from Old Dutch blāo, from Proto-West Germanic blāu, from Proto-Germanic blēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlēw- — yellow, blond, grey.
blauwgroen (Dutch): blue-green, cyan; cyan-coloured
Definitions blue-green, cyan; cyan-coloured Ancestry of “blauwgroen”, step by step blauwgroen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch blauw Step Language Word Meaning 1 Dutch blauw blue; visibly bruised, as in blauwe plek 'a... 2 Middle Dutch blau blue; the colour blue 3 Old Dutch blāo blue 4 Proto-West Germanic blāu blue 5 Proto-Germanic blēwaz blue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black 6 Proto-Indo-European bʰlēw- yellow, blond, grey
via Dutch groen Step Language Word Meaning 1 Dutch groen green; green, relating to green parties or green... 2 Middle Dutch groene green; unripe, young 3 Old Dutch gruoni green 4 Proto-West Germanic grōnī green 5 Proto-Germanic grōniz green 6 Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow