English

greenwing

From green + wing.

A compound of green + wing

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

Old Norse vængr

Middle English winge ‘a wing’

English wing

Today it means

noun A common and widespread duck in North America, Anas carolinensis or Anas crecca carolinensis.

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

Etymograph / greenwing