Where does “timoteegras” come from?
timoteegras (Dutch) 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.
timoteegras (Dutch): a timothy; name given to certain species of plant of the genus Phleum
Definitions
- a timothy; name given to certain species of plant of the genus Phleum
Ancestry of “timoteegras”, step by step
timoteegras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch gras
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gras | grass |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | gras | grass |
| 3 | Old Dutch | gras | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gras | grass |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grasą | grass |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |
via Dutch timothy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | timothy | — |