Where does “grønn” come from?

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

grønn (Norwegian Bokmål): green; favourable

Definitions

  1. green; favourable

Ancestry of “grønn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegrœnngreen, fresh; good, fit
2Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Words derived from “grønn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōniz →Every word from Old Norse grœnn →
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