Where does “grønska” come from?

grønska (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse grǿnska, from Old Norse grǿnn, from Proto-Germanic grōniz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

grønska (Norwegian Nynorsk): to be, turn or appear green

Definitions

  1. to be, turn or appear green

Ancestry of “grønska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegrǿnska—
2Old NorsegrǿnnAlternative spelling of grœnn
3Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōniz →Every word from Old Norse grǿnn →