Where does “groenblauw” come from?

groenblauw (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.

groenblauw (Dutch): teal, greenish blue; teal, teal-colored

Definitions

  1. teal, greenish blue; teal, teal-colored

Ancestry of “groenblauw”, step by step

groenblauw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch blauw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchblauwblue; visibly bruised, as in blauwe plek 'a...
2Middle Dutchblaublue; the colour blue
3Old Dutchblāoblue
4Proto-West Germanicblāublue
5Proto-Germanicblēwazblue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlēw-yellow, blond, grey

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlēw-