Where does “grönlanninkielinen” come from?

grönlanninkielinen (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.

grönlanninkielinen (Finnish): Expressed in Greenlandish language; Speaking...

Definitions

  1. Expressed in Greenlandish language; Speaking...

Ancestry of “grönlanninkielinen”, step by step

grönlanninkielinen 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 kielinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielinenbeing of a language; used mainly as head word in...
2Finnishkielitongue; language; string
3Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
4Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōniz →Every word from Old Norse grœnn →