Where does “grönsaksland” come from?
grönsaksland (Swedish) comes from Swedish grönsak, 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.
grönsaksland (Swedish): a vegetable patch, a vegetable plot
Definitions
- a vegetable patch, a vegetable plot
Ancestry of “grönsaksland”, step by step
grönsaksland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish grönsak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | grönsak | a vegetable |
| 2 | Swedish | grön | of the color green; related to a Green Party;... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | grøn | green; new, fresh |
| 4 | Old Norse | grœnn | green, fresh; good, fit |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grōniz | green |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |