Where does “lindgrün” come from?

lindgrün (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.

lindgrün (German): lime-green

Definitions

  1. lime-green

Ancestry of “lindgrün”, step by step

lindgrün 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 Linde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLindelinden, lime tree
2Middle High Germanlinde—
3Old High Germanlintalinden
4Karelianlindubird
5Proto-Germaniclindōlinden tree
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlent-tree with supple branches; supple; bendsome,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōniz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic grōnī →