Where does “vintergrønn” come from?

vintergrønn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vinter, from Danish vinter, from Old Danish wintær, from Old Norse vintr, from Proto-Germanic wintruz — winter.

vintergrønn (Norwegian Bokmål): evergreen

Definitions

  1. evergreen

Ancestry of “vintergrønn”, step by step

vintergrønn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål vinter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvinterwinter
2Danishvinterwinter
3Old Danishwintærwinter
4Old Norsevintrwinter
5Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter

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-Germanic wintruz →Every word from Old Norse vintr →Every word from Old Danish wintær →
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