Where does “gruoni” come from?
gruoni (Old High German) 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 High German): green; greenness
Ancestry of “gruoni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | grōnī | green |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | grōniz | green |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |
Words derived from “gruoni”