Where does “grön” come from?

grön (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish grøn, from Old Norse grœnn, from Proto-Germanic grōniz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

grön (Swedish): of the color green; related to a Green Party;...

Definitions

  1. of the color green; related to a Green Party;...

Ancestry of “grön”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishgrøngreen; new, fresh
2Old Norsegrœnngreen, fresh; good, fit
3Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Words derived from “grön”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōniz →Every word from Old Norse grœnn →