Where does “greenhouse” come from?
greenhouse (Norman) comes from English greenhouse, from English Green, from Middle English grene, from Old English grēne, from Proto-West Germanic grōnī, from Proto-Germanic grōniz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.
greenhouse (Norman): greenhouse
Ancestry of “greenhouse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | greenhouse | A building used to grow plants, particularly one... |
| 2 | English | Green | Of, or pertaining, to a Green Party or green... |
| 3 | Middle English | grene | green |
| 4 | Old English | grēne | green |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | grōnī | green |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grōniz | green |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |