Where does “groen” come from?

groen (Dutch) comes 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.

groen (Dutch): green; green, relating to green parties or green...

Definitions

  1. green; green, relating to green parties or green...

Ancestry of “groen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “groen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁-