Where does “groentekraam” come from?
groentekraam (Dutch) comes from Dutch groente, 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.
groentekraam (Dutch): vegetable stall
Definitions
- vegetable stall
Ancestry of “groentekraam”, step by step
groentekraam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch groente
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | groente | Vegetables; A vegetable |
| 2 | Dutch | groen | green; green, relating to green parties or green... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | groene | green; unripe, young |
| 4 | Old Dutch | gruoni | green |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | grōnī | green |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grōniz | green |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |