A compound of green + eye
Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- ‘to grow’
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Proto-Germanic *grōniz
Proto-West Germanic *grōnī
Old English grēne
Middle English grene
English green
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- ‘eye’
Proto-Germanic *augô
Proto-West Germanic *augā
Old English ēage
Middle English e
English eye
Today it means
noun Any of the deep-sea fish of the family Chlorophthalmidae, that have large iridescent eyes with green lenses.
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Etymograph / greeneye
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