Where does “grün” come from?

grün (German) comes 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.

grün (German): green; unripe; inexperienced, young

Definitions

  1. green; unripe; inexperienced, young

Ancestry of “grün”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangrüene—
2Old High Germangruonigreen; greenness
3Proto-West Germanicgrōnīgreen
4Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Words derived from “grün”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōniz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic grōnī →