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
Ancestry of “grænspæta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | grænn | green |
| 2 | Old Norse | grœnn | green, fresh; good, fit |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | grōniz | green |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |