Where does “evergreen” come from?
Evergreen comes from English ever and Middle English grene, from Old English ǣfre and Proto-West Germanic grōnī, ultimately from Proto-Germanic grōniz and Proto-Indo-European gʰreH₁-.
evergreen (English): Of plants, especially trees, that do not shed...
Definitions
- Of plants, especially trees, that do not shed...
Ancestry of “evergreen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Green | Of, or pertaining, to a Green Party or green... |
| 2 | Middle English | grene | green |
| 3 | Old English | grēne | green |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | grōnī | green |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grōniz | green |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |
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