Where does “græsplæne” come from?

græsplæne (Danish) comes from Danish plæne, from German plane, from English plain, from Middle English pleyn, from Anglo-Norman pleyn, from Old French playn, from Old French plain, from Latin plēnus — to fill.

græsplæne (Danish): lawn

Definitions

  1. lawn

Ancestry of “græsplæne”, step by step

græsplæne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish plæne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishplænelawn
2Germanplaneinflection of planen: ## first-person singular...
3EnglishplainFlat, level; Simple; Obvious
4Middle Englishpleynclear; unambiguous
5Anglo-NormanpleynAlternative form of plein
6Old Frenchplayn
7Old Frenchplainfull; plain; flat
8Latinplēnusfull; filled; complete
9Proto-Italicplēnosfull
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Danish græs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgræsgrass
2Old Norsegrasgrass, herbage; a herb, usually with special...
3Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-