Where does “olijfgroen” come from?

olijfgroen (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.

olijfgroen (Dutch): olive (a brownish green colour)

Definitions

  1. olive (a brownish green colour)

Ancestry of “olijfgroen”, step by step

olijfgroen 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 olijf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcholijfolive; olive tree, "Olea europaea"
2Middle Dutcholive—
3LatinOlīvaan olive fruit
4Ancient Greekἐλαίαolive tree; olive; naevus
5Proto-Hellenicelaíwā—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanloiwom—
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