Where does “Grünspecht” come from?

Grünspecht (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.

Grünspecht (German): green woodpecker

Definitions

  1. green woodpecker

Ancestry of “Grünspecht”, step by step

Grünspecht 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 specht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspechtpicid member of the
2Middle High Germanspecht—
3Old High Germanspeht—
4Proto-West Germanicspihtwoodpecker
5Proto-Germanicspihtazwoodpecker
6Proto-Indo-European(s)peyk-name of a bird; woodpecker; magpie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōniz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic grōnī →