grüen

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German gruoni, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow”). Cognate with German grün, Low German gröön, Dutch groen, North Frisian green, English green, Icelandic grænn, Swedish grön. Compare also Proto-Slavic *grěnъ (“green”).

Adjective

grüen

(Urseren) green

References

Abegg, Emil (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 30.

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