Where does “Grünfutter” come from?

Grünfutter (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.

Grünfutter (German): green fodder

Definitions

  1. green fodder

Ancestry of “Grünfutter”, step by step

Grünfutter 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 futter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfutterinflection of futtern: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanvuoter—
3Old High Germanfuotarfodder; sheath, scabbard
4Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
5Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

Words derived from “Grünfutter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →