Where does “jadegrün” come from?

jadegrün (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.

jadegrün (German): jade green

Definitions

  1. jade green

Ancestry of “jadegrün”, step by step

jadegrün 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 Jade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanJadejade; an artifact made of jade
2Frenchjadejade
3Frenchejadejade
4SpanishijadaSynonym of ijar, side; flank; pain felt in the...
5Latiniliata—
6Latinīlia—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōniz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic grōnī →
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