Where does “Greenland” come from?

Greenland (Scots) comes 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 “Greenland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseGrœnlandGreenland
2Old Norsegrœnngreen, fresh; good, fit
3Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
4Proto-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 →