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Where does “gruoni” come from?

gruoni (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic grōnī, from Proto-Germanic grōniz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

gruoni (Old Dutch): green

Definitions

  1. green

Ancestry of “gruoni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgrōnīgreen
2Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Words derived from “gruoni”

  • Groenland
  • groentekraam
  • blauwgroen
  • groen
  • groenig
  • groenwier
  • groenachtig
  • groenblauw
  • bladgroen
  • etgroen
  • groente
  • groenblijvend
  • kiemgroente
  • appelgroen
  • groene
  • groen
  • grun
  • groensel
  • groene
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