Where does “everblack” come from?
everblack (English) comes from English evergreen, from English Green, from Middle English grene, from Old English grēne, from Proto-West Germanic grōnī, from Proto-Germanic grōniz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.
everblack (English): An evergreen tree that has very dark, colorless leaves or needles
Definitions
- An evergreen tree that has very dark, colorless leaves or needles
Ancestry of “everblack”, step by step
everblack traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English evergreen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | evergreen | Of plants, especially trees, that do not shed... |
| 2 | English | Green | Of, or pertaining, to a Green Party or green... |
| 3 | Middle English | grene | green |
| 4 | Old English | grēne | 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 |
via English Black
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Black | Alternative letter-case form of black |
| 2 | Old French | blanc | white |
| 3 | Late Latin | blancus | white |
| 4 | Frankish | blank | bright; gleaming, white, blinding; bright,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *blank | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blankaz | bright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bhleg- | to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch |