Where does “green” come from?
green (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian 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.
green (North Frisian): green
Ancestry of “green”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | grēne | — |
| 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 |