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Where does “grænspæta” come from?

grænspæta (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic grænn, from Old Norse grœnn, from Proto-Germanic grōniz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

grænspæta (Icelandic): green woodpecker

Definitions

  1. green woodpecker

Ancestry of “grænspæta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgrænngreen
2Old Norsegrœnngreen, fresh; good, fit
3Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
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