Where does “Grünschnabel” come from?
Grünschnabel (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.
Grünschnabel (German): greenhorn
Definitions
- greenhorn
Ancestry of “Grünschnabel”, step by step
Grünschnabel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Grün
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Grün | green; vert; green in heraldry; leaves, a suit in... |
| 2 | Middle High German | grüene | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gruoni | green; greenness |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | grōnī | green |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grōniz | green |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |
via German Schnabel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schnabel | beak, bill, pecker; mouth of a person; spout |
| 2 | Middle High German | snabel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | snabul | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | snabulaz | snout; muzzle; mouth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ksnew- | to scrape, sharpen |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱes- | to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to... |