Where does “gráspör” come from?

gráspör (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic grár, from Old Norse grár, from Proto-Germanic grēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

gráspör (Icelandic): house sparrow

Definitions

  1. house sparrow

Ancestry of “gráspör”, step by step

gráspör traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic grár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgrárgrey, gray
2Old Norsegrárgrey; spiteful
3Proto-Germanicgrēwazgrey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via Icelandic spör

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicspörsparrow
2Old Norsespǫraccusative singular indefinite of spǫrr
3Proto-Germanicspurątrack
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grēwaz →Every word from Old Norse grár →