Where does “grönfink” come from?

grönfink (Swedish) comes from Swedish grön, 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.

grönfink (Swedish): a greenfinch

Definitions

  1. a greenfinch

Ancestry of “grönfink”, step by step

grönfink traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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 fink

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfinka finch
2Middle Low Germanvinke—
3Old Saxon*fink—
4Proto-Germanicfinkizfinch
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pingoschaffinch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōniz →Every word from Old Norse grœnn →