Where does “grüene” come from?
grüene (Middle High German) comes from Old High German 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.
Ancestry of “grüene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | gruoni | green; greenness |
| 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 “grüene”