Where does “grönsiska” come from?

grönsiska (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.

grönsiska (Swedish): Eurasian siskin, Spinus spinus

Definitions

  1. Eurasian siskin, Spinus spinus

Ancestry of “grönsiska”, step by step

grönsiska 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 siska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsiskaa name given to certain finches of the genera Carduelis, Acanthis, and Spinus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic grōnizEvery word from Old Norse grœnn