Where does “grass” come from?
Grass comes from Middle English gras, from Old English gærs, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to grow or spread.
grass (English): Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by...
Definitions
- Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by...
Ancestry of “grass”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | gras | A grass; Any plant; especially a herbaceous one;... |
| 2 | Old English | græs | grass |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | gras | grass |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | grasą | grass |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |
Words derived from “grass”