Where does “grøn” come from?

grøn (Norn) comes from Old Norse grœnn, from Proto-Germanic grōniz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

grøn (Norn): green

Definitions

  1. green

Ancestry of “grøn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegrœnngreen, fresh; good, fit
2Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōniz →Every word from Old Norse grœnn →