Where does “Grünelb” come from?

Grünelb (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.

Grünelb (German): green elf

Definitions

  1. green elf

Ancestry of “Grünelb”, step by step

Grünelb 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 elb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanelbelf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic grōnizEvery word from Proto-West Germanic grōnī
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