Where does “aftergrass” come from?
aftergrass (English) comes from English after, from Middle English after, from Old English æfter, from Proto-West Germanic *aftar, from Proto-Germanic after, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.
aftergrass (English): The grass that grows after the first crop has...
Definitions
- The grass that grows after the first crop has...
Ancestry of “aftergrass”, step by step
aftergrass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English after
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | after | Behind; later in time; following; Subsequently... |
| 2 | Middle English | after | after |
| 3 | Old English | æfter | after; according to |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *aftar | after, behind |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | after | after, behind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |
via English grass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | grass | Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by... |
| 2 | Middle English | gras | A grass; Any plant; especially a herbaceous one;... |
| 3 | Old English | græs | grass |
| 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 |