Where does “Granlund” come from?

Granlund (Swedish) comes from Swedish gran, from Old Norse grǫn, from Latin grānum, from Proto-Italic grānom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm, from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

Ancestry of “Granlund”, step by step

Granlund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish gran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgranspruce
2Old Norsegrǫnspruce, pine tree; mustache, lip
3Latingrānumgrain, seed, small kernel
4Proto-Italicgrānomgrain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nómgrain
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵr̥h₂nósmatured, grown old
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

via Swedish lund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlunda grove
2Old Swedishlunder—
3Old Norselundrgrove, clump of trees; a tree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm →