Where does “grun” come from?
grun (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch groen, from Middle Dutch groene, from Old Dutch gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic grōnī, from Proto-Germanic grōniz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.
grun (Sranan Tongo): green
Ancestry of “grun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | groen | green; green, relating to green parties or green... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | groene | green; unripe, young |
| 3 | Old Dutch | gruoni | green |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | grōnī | green |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grōniz | green |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |