Where does “smaragdgrön” come from?

smaragdgrön (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.

smaragdgrön (Swedish): emerald green

Definitions

  1. emerald green

Ancestry of “smaragdgrön”, step by step

smaragdgrön 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 smaragd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsmaragdemerald
2Latinsmaragdusemerald
3Ancient Greekσμάραγδοςemerald
4Proto-Semiticbariq-lightning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →