Where does “murgröna” come from?

murgröna (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.

murgröna (Swedish): common ivy, Hedera helix

Definitions

  1. common ivy, Hedera helix

Ancestry of “murgröna”, step by step

murgröna 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 mur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmurwall; defense structure; A wall-like structure...
2Old Swedishmur—
3Latinmūruswall, city wall(s), (usually of a city, as opposed to pariēs)
4Old Latinmoerus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear
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