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Green Hammerton
Green Hammerton comes from Middle English grene ‘green’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰreh₁-‘to grow, become green’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*groh₁-ni-sreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*grōniz‘green’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*grōnī‘green’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150grēne‘green’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500grene‘green’
- EnglishtodayGreen Hammerton
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰreh₁-‘to grow, become green’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*groh₁-ni-sreconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*grōniz‘green’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*grōnī‘green’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150grēne‘green’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500grene‘green’
- EnglishtodayGreen Hammerton
The story
Recorded as Grenhamerton in 1176, "Hammerton with the green", from Middle English grene + the Hamerton family.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- ‘to grow, become green’
grow, grass, herb, groom, arbor, gourmet, graze, yerba, greedily, ambergris, 18 more
through Old English grēne ‘green’
Today it means
name A village and civil parish in Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4657).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- / Green Hammerton