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Where does “grœnn” come from?

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

grœnn (Old Norse): green, fresh; good, fit

Definitions

  1. green, fresh; good, fit

Ancestry of “grœnn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “grœnn”

  • Groenland
  • Groenlandais
  • Grönländer
  • Grönland
  • Grönländerin
  • Groenlândia
  • grön
  • grönsak
  • grönlänning
  • grönfink
  • grönmes
  • Grönland
  • grönländsk
  • grönaktig
  • turkosgrön
  • olivengrønn
  • grønnkål
  • eviggrønn
  • grønnsaksuppe
  • grønnsak
  • smaragdgrønn
  • grønnaktig
  • vintergrønn
  • mørkegrønn
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