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Grönland

Grönland

(Englisch)

Greenland (a large self-governing island and dependent territory of Denmark, in North America)

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28k
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈɡʁøːnlant/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

From Middle Low German Grö̂nlant, a calque of Old Norse Grǿnland (“Greenland”), from grǿnn (“green”) + land (“land”). The High-Germanized form Grünland did not establish itself; that with -ö- was reinforced by Danish Grønland. Compare the same in Island.

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