Where does “granskudd” come from?

granskudd (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål gran, from Danish grån, from Old Norse grǫn, from Latin grānum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

granskudd (Norwegian Bokmål): spruce shoot (young needles of spruce during spring time)

Definitions

  1. spruce shoot (young needles of spruce during spring time)

Ancestry of “granskudd”, step by step

granskudd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål gran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgranspruce
2Danishgrånimperative of gråne
3Old Norsegrǫnspruce, pine tree; mustache, lip
4Latingrānumgrain, seed, small kernel
5Proto-Italicgrānomgrain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Norwegian Bokmål skudd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskudda shot; skudd på mål - a shot at goal; round
2Old Norseskot—
3Proto-Germanicskutąshot
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm →