Where does “greenbrier” come from?
greenbrier (English) comes 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.
greenbrier (English): Any of several American prickly woody vines of...
Definitions
- Any of several American prickly woody vines of...
Ancestry of “greenbrier”, step by step
greenbrier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Green
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via English brier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | brier | Alternative spelling of briar |