Where does “grēnian” come from?
grēnian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *grōnijan, from Proto-Germanic grōnijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
grēnian (Old English): to become green, flourish
Definitions
- to become green, flourish
Ancestry of “grēnian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *grōnijan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | grōnijaną | to make green, to paint green; to become green,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 6 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |