English

greenstrip

From green + belt.

A compound of green + belt

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

Latin balteus ‘belt’

Proto-Germanic *baltijaz ‘girdle’

Proto-West Germanic *baltī̆

Old English belt ‘belt’

Middle English belt

English belt

Today it means

noun A green belt.

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

Etymograph / greenstrip