Where does “dwerggors” come from?

dwerggors (Dutch) comes from Dutch gors, from Middle Dutch gors, 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.

dwerggors (Dutch): little bunting (Emberiza pusilla)

Definitions

  1. little bunting (Emberiza pusilla)

Ancestry of “dwerggors”, step by step

dwerggors traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gors

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchgorsA plain or marsh near river mouths, unprotected...
2Middle Dutchgors—
3Middle Dutchgrasgrass
4Old Dutchgras—
5Proto-West Germanicgrasgrass
6Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via Dutch dwerg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdwergdwarf
2Middle Dutchdwerch—
3Old Dutchdwerg—
4Proto-Germanicdwergazdwarf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →