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

Definitions

  1. a riding lawnmower

Ancestry of “zitgrasmaaier”, step by step

zitgrasmaaier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch grasmaaier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgrasmaaiera lawnmower
2Dutchgrasgrass
3Middle Dutchgrasgrass
4Old Dutchgras—
5Proto-West Germanicgrasgrass
6Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via Dutch zitten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzittento sit; to be, to be placed or located
2Middle Dutchsittento sit, to be seated; to sit down; to settle
3Old Dutchsittento sit; to be situated, to live
4Proto-Germanic*sittjan—
5Proto-Germanicsitjanąto sit
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grasą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gras →
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