Where does “grönmynta” come from?

grönmynta (Swedish) comes from Swedish mynta, from Old Swedish mynta, from Old Norse minta, from Middle Low German minte, from Old Saxon minta, from Proto-Germanic minta, from Latin menta, from Ancient Greek Μίνθη — mint (Mentha viridis).

grönmynta (Swedish): spearmint, Mentha spicata

Definitions

  1. spearmint, Mentha spicata

Ancestry of “grönmynta”, step by step

grönmynta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish mynta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmyntamint (plant)
2Old Swedishmynta
3Old Norsemintamint
4Middle Low Germanminte
5Old Saxonminta
6Proto-Germanicminta
7Latinmentamint; nominative/accusative/vocative plural of...
8Ancient GreekΜίνθηmint (Mentha viridis)

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
Every word from Ancient Greek ΜίνθηEvery word from Latin mentaEvery word from Proto-Germanic minta
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