English

greenkeeper

From green + keeper.

A compound of green + keeper

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

Middle English kepere

Today it means

noun An employee responsible for the maintenance of a golf course.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / greenkeeper