Where does “grön av avund” come from?

grön av avund (Swedish) comes from Swedish avund, from Romanian afund, from Old Norse ǫfund, from Proto-Germanic abundiz, from Proto-Germanic undiz, from Proto-Germanic unnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ān- — to notice; face, mouth.

grön av avund (Swedish): green with envy

Definitions

  1. green with envy

Ancestry of “grön av avund”, step by step

grön av avund traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish avund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishavundenvy
2Romanianafunddeep; depth; first-person singular present...
3Old Norseǫfundenvy
4Proto-Germanicabundizenvy
5Proto-Germanicundizfavour; affection
6Proto-Germanicunnanąto grant, bestow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanān-to notice; face, mouth

via Swedish grön

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgrönof the color green; related to a Green Party;...
2Old Swedishgrøngreen; new, fresh
3Old Norsegrœnngreen, fresh; good, fit
4Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via Swedish av

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishavfrom; starting at; by
2Old Norseafof, from, off, by
3Proto-Germanic*ab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ān- →