Where does “Grünschenkel” come from?

Grünschenkel (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.

Grünschenkel (German): greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

Definitions

  1. greenshank (Tringa nebularia)

Ancestry of “Grünschenkel”, step by step

Grünschenkel 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 schenkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschenkeleach of the two main parts of a leg; shank (lower part) or thigh (upper part)
2Middle High Germanschenkel—
3Old High Germanscanca—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōniz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic grōnī →