Where does “twagras” come from?
twagras (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans gras, 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.
twagras (Afrikaans): Any of the species of the grass genus Aristida sensu lato growing in southern Africa; bushman grass
Definitions
- Any of the species of the grass genus Aristida sensu lato growing in southern Africa; bushman grass
Ancestry of “twagras”, step by step
twagras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans gras
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | gras | grass |
| 2 | Dutch | gras | grass |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | gras | grass |
| 4 | Old Dutch | gras | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | gras | grass |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grasą | grass |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |
via Proto-Germanic twa-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | twa- | — |