Where does “smaragdgrønn” come from?

smaragdgrønn (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.

smaragdgrønn (Norwegian Bokmål): emerald green

Definitions

  1. emerald green

Ancestry of “smaragdgrønn”, step by step

smaragdgrønn 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 smaragd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsmaragdemerald
2Latinsmaragdusemerald
3Ancient Greekσμάραγδοςemerald
4Proto-Semiticbariq-lightning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōniz →Every word from Old Norse grœnn →