Where does “blassgrün” come from?

blassgrün (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.

blassgrün (German): pale green

Definitions

  1. pale green

Ancestry of “blassgrün”, step by step

blassgrün 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 blass

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanblasspale
2Middle High Germanblascandle, torch, flame
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōniz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic grōnī →