Where does “grønur” come from?

grønur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse grǿnn, from Proto-Germanic grōniz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

grønur (Faroese): green

Definitions

  1. green

Ancestry of “grønur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorsegrǿnnAlternative spelling of grœnn
2Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Words derived from “grønur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōniz →Every word from Old Norse grǿnn →