Where does “Grǿnland” come from?
Grǿnland (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
Ancestry of “Grǿnland”, step by step
Grǿnland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse land
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | land | land |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
via Old Norse grǿnn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | grǿnn | Alternative spelling of grœnn |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | grōniz | green |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |
Words derived from “Grǿnland”