Where does “groene” come from?

groene (West Flemish) comes from Middle Dutch groene, from Old Dutch gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic grōnī, from Proto-Germanic grōniz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

groene (West Flemish): green

Definitions

  1. green

Ancestry of “groene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgroenegreen; unripe, young
2Old Dutchgruonigreen
3Proto-West Germanicgrōnīgreen
4Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Words derived from “groene”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōniz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic grōnī →