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Where does “gráspurvur” come from?

gráspurvur (Faroese) comes from Faroese gráur, from Old Norse grár, from Proto-Germanic grēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

gráspurvur (Faroese): house sparrow

Definitions

  1. house sparrow

Ancestry of “gráspurvur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesegráurgrey
2Old Norsegrárgrey; spiteful
3Proto-Germanicgrēwazgrey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
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