Where does “グリーンランド” come from?

グリーンランド (Japanese) comes from English Greenland, from Old Norse Grǿnland, from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

Ancestry of “グリーンランド”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGreenlandSpitzbergen, another island in Europe formerly thought to have been part of Greenland
2Old NorseGrǿnland—
3Old Norselandland
4Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Old Norse land →