Where does “Grønland” come from?
Grønland (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse Grœnland, from Old Norse grœnn, from Proto-Germanic grōniz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.
Ancestry of “Grønland”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | Grœnland | Greenland |
| 2 | Old Norse | grœnn | green, fresh; good, fit |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | grōniz | green |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |
Words derived from “Grønland”