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Where does “Grünes” come from?

Grünes (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.

Grünes (German): nominalization of grünes: Something green

Definitions

  1. nominalization of grünes: Something green

Ancestry of “Grünes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangrüngreen; unripe; inexperienced, young
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
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