Where does “eviggrønn” come from?

eviggrønn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål grønn, from Old Norse grœnn, from Proto-Germanic grōniz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

eviggrønn (Norwegian Bokmål): evergreen

Definitions

  1. evergreen

Ancestry of “eviggrønn”, step by step

eviggrønn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Norwegian Bokmål evig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålevigeternal; eternally, forever or for ever
2Middle Low Germanêwicheternal, forever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōniz →Every word from Old Norse grœnn →