Where does “Grønland” come from?
Grønland (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse Grǿnland, from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
Grønland (Norwegian Nynorsk): Greenland
Ancestry of “Grønland”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | Grǿnland | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | land | land |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
Words derived from “Grønland”