Where does “Grünbrücke” come from?

Grünbrücke (German) comes from German Grün, from Middle High German grüene, from Old High German gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic grōnī, from Proto-Germanic grōniz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

Grünbrücke (German): wildlife crossing, green bridge, ecoduct

Definitions

  1. wildlife crossing, green bridge, ecoduct

Ancestry of “Grünbrücke”, step by step

Grünbrücke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Grün

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGrüngreen; vert; green in heraldry; leaves, a suit in...
2Middle High Germangrüene—
3Old High Germangruonigreen; greenness
4Proto-West Germanicgrōnīgreen
5Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via German brücke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrückebridge
2Middle High Germanbrückebridge
3Old High Germanbruggabridge
4Proto-West Germanicbruggjubridge
5Proto-Germanicbrugjǭbridge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerw-to boil, brew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōniz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic grōnī →