Where does “groenhart” come from?

groenhart (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.

groenhart (Dutch): araguaney, yellow lapacho (Handroanthus serratifolius)

Definitions

  1. araguaney, yellow lapacho (Handroanthus serratifolius)

Ancestry of “groenhart”, step by step

groenhart 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 hart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhartheart, main muscle pumping blood through the...
2Middle Dutchherteheart; heart as seat of emotion; heart, middle
3Old Dutchhertaheart
4Proto-West Germanichertāheart
5Proto-Germanichertôheart
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
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