Where does “groene” come from?
groene (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic grōnī, from Proto-Germanic grōniz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.
groene (Middle Dutch): green; unripe, young
Ancestry of “groene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | gruoni | green |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | grōnī | green |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | grōniz | green |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |
Words derived from “groene”