Where does “grøntsagit” come from?

grøntsagit (Greenlandic) comes from Danish grøntsag, from Danish sag, from Old Danish sak, from Old Norse sǫk, from Proto-Germanic sakō, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

grøntsagit (Greenlandic): vegetables

Definitions

  1. vegetables

Ancestry of “grøntsagit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgrøntsagvegetable
2Danishsagmatter, affair; cause; thing
3Old Danishsak—
4Old Norsesǫklegal case, action; fault
5Proto-Germanicsakōquarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sakō →Every word from Old Norse sǫk →