Where does “Grœnland” come from?

Grœnland (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse grœnn, from Proto-Germanic grōniz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

Grœnland (Old Norse): Greenland

Definitions

  1. Greenland

Ancestry of “Grœnland”, step by step

Grœnland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse grœnn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegrœnngreen, fresh; good, fit
2Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via Old Norse land

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

Words derived from “Grœnland”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōniz →Every word from Old Norse grœnn →