Where does “zitgrasmaaier” come from?
zitgrasmaaier (Dutch) comes from Dutch grasmaaier, 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.
zitgrasmaaier (Dutch): a riding lawnmower
Ancestry of “zitgrasmaaier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | grasmaaier | a lawnmower |
| 2 | Dutch | gras | grass |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | gras | grass |
| 4 | Old Dutch | gras | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | gras | grass |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grasą | grass |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |