Where does “Greta” come from?

Greta (Swedish) comes from Swedish Margareta, from Latin margarīta, from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης, from Proto-Iranian *mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita-.

Greta (Swedish): Gretel, the girl in the fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel"

Definitions

  1. Gretel, the girl in the fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel"

Ancestry of “Greta”, step by step

Greta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish Margareta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishMargaretaMargaret
2Latinmargarītapearl
3Ancient Greekμαργαρίτηςpearl; a type of Egyptian plant
4Proto-Iranian*mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita-—

via German Greta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGreta—
2GermanMargareta—
3GermanMargareteMargaret

Words derived from “Greta”

Every word from Proto-Iranian *mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita- →