Where does “toendragors” come from?

toendragors (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.

toendragors (Dutch): American tree sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)

Definitions

  1. American tree sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)

Ancestry of “toendragors”, step by step

toendragors 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 toendra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtoendratundra
2Russianту́ндраtundra
3Kildin Samiтӯннтрэ—
4Kildin Samiтӯнтарfell; fjeld
5Proto-Samictuontërfell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grasą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gras →