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

gráspurvur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese gráur

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

via Faroese spurvur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesespurvursparrow
2Old Norsespǫrrsparrow
3Proto-Germanicsparwazsparrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspḗrsparrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grēwaz →Every word from Old Norse grár →
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