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

Definitions

  1. Greenland

Ancestry of “Grønland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseGrǿnland—
2Old Norselandland
3Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “Grønland”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Old Norse land →
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