Where does “greenbark” come from?

greenbark (English) comes from English bark, from Middle English bark, from Old English barc, from Old Norse bǫrkr, from Proto-Germanic barkuz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós — birch.

greenbark (English): A plant of species Ceanothus spinosus, native to southern California

Definitions

  1. A plant of species Ceanothus spinosus, native to southern California

Ancestry of “greenbark”, step by step

greenbark traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbarkTo make a short, loud, explosive noise with the...
2Middle Englishbarkbark; The exterior layer of a nut or other fruit;...
3Old Englishbarcbark
4Old Norsebǫrkrbark
5Proto-Germanicbarkuzbark of a tree
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵósbirch

via English Green

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGreenOf, or pertaining, to a Green Party or green...
2Middle Englishgrenegreen
3Old Englishgrēnegreen
4Proto-West Germanicgrōnīgreen
5Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós →Every word from Proto-Germanic barkuz →Every word from Old Norse bǫrkr →