Where does “dypgrønn” come from?

dypgrønn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål dyp, from Danish dyb, from Old Swedish diūp, from Old Norse djúpr, from Proto-Germanic deupaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

dypgrønn (Norwegian Bokmål): deep or dark green color/colour

Definitions

  1. deep or dark green color/colour

Ancestry of “dypgrønn”, step by step

dypgrønn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål dyp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldypdeep; fast; profound
2Danishdybdeep; profound; deep, depth
3Old Swedishdiūp—
4Old Norsedjúpr"or"; deep
5Proto-Germanicdeupazdeep
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Norwegian Bokmål grønn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgrønngreen; favourable
2Old Norsegrœnngreen, fresh; good, fit
3Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →