Where does “grönlanninhylje” come from?

grönlanninhylje (Finnish) comes from Finnish Grönlanti, from Old Norse Grœnland, from Old Norse grœnn, from Proto-Germanic grōniz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

grönlanninhylje (Finnish): harp seal

Definitions

  1. harp seal

Ancestry of “grönlanninhylje”, step by step

grönlanninhylje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Grönlanti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishGrönlantiof Greenland; Greenland
2Old NorseGrœnlandGreenland
3Old Norsegrœnngreen, fresh; good, fit
4Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via Finnish hylje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyljeseal; earless seal, true seal
2Proto-Finnichülgehseal
3Proto-Finnicšülkeš—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōniz →Every word from Old Norse grœnn →