Where does “rietgors” come from?

rietgors (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.

rietgors (Dutch): reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)

Definitions

  1. reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)

Ancestry of “rietgors”, step by step

rietgors 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 riet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrietreed
2Middle Dutchriet—
3Old Dutchrietreed
4Proto-West Germanichreudreed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →