Where does “Griechenland” come from?
Griechenland (German) comes from German Grieche, from Middle High German krieche, from Old High German chreah, from Proto-West Germanic krēk, from Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός, from Ancient Greek γραῖα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
Griechenland (German): Greece
Definitions
- Greece
Ancestry of “Griechenland”, step by step
Griechenland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Grieche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Grieche | a Greek |
| 2 | Middle High German | krieche | — |
| 3 | Old High German | chreah | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | krēk | Greek |
| 5 | Latin | Graecus | Greek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Γραικός | Greek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γραῖα | Graea, Boeotia; Greece |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |