Etymology

Gruene

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Today it means: A town in Comal County, Texas, United States. Full definition →

German Gruene ← Proto-Germanic *grōniz ← Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*gʰreh₁-“to grow”
  2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*grōniz“green”
  3. German · borrowed fromGruene
  4. English todayGruene

Borrowed from Texas German Gruene (toponym), from German Gruene (surname). Named after Ernst Gruene, the founder of Gruene. The surname ultimately derives from Proto-Germanic *grōniz (“green”) and Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow”).

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*grōniz all →

green

Proto-Indo-European*gʰreh₁- all →

greengrowgrass

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