Where does “doftgran” come from?

doftgran (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.

doftgran (Swedish): an air freshener shaped like an evergreen tree, like Little Trees / Wunder-Baum

Definitions

  1. an air freshener shaped like an evergreen tree, like Little Trees / Wunder-Baum

Ancestry of “doftgran”, step by step

doftgran 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 doft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdoftscent, odour, perfume
2Old Norseduptpowder
3Proto-Germanicduftaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵr̥h₂nóm →