Where does “cadmiumgroen” come from?

cadmiumgroen (Dutch) comes from Dutch groen, from Middle Dutch groene, from Old Dutch gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic grōnī, from Proto-Germanic grōniz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

cadmiumgroen (Dutch): cadmium green

Definitions

  1. cadmium green

Ancestry of “cadmiumgroen”, step by step

cadmiumgroen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch groen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgroengreen; green, relating to green parties or green...
2Middle Dutchgroenegreen; unripe, young
3Old Dutchgruonigreen
4Proto-West Germanicgrōnīgreen
5Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via Dutch cadmium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchcadmiumcadmium
2GermanCadmiumcadmium
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