Where does “Groenlândia” come from?

Groenlândia (Portuguese) comes from New Latin Groenlandia, from Danish Grønland, from Old Norse Grœnland, from Old Norse grœnn, from Proto-Germanic grōniz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

Ancestry of “Groenlândia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New LatinGroenlandia—
2DanishGrønlandGreenland
3Old NorseGrœnlandGreenland
4Old Norsegrœnngreen, fresh; good, fit
5Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōniz →Every word from Old Norse grœnn →