Where does “gras” come from?

gras (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch gras, from Middle Dutch gras, from Old Dutch gras, from Proto-West Germanic gras, from Proto-Germanic grasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

gras (Afrikaans): grass

Definitions

  1. grass

Ancestry of “gras”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgrasgrass
2Middle Dutchgrasgrass
3Old Dutchgras—
4Proto-West Germanicgrasgrass
5Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Words derived from “gras”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grasą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gras →