Where does “newgrass” come from?
newgrass (English) comes from English bluegrass, from English Blue, from Middle English blēwe, from Anglo-Norman blew, from Middle French bleu, from Old French blöe, from Latvian blāvus, from Old High German blāo — yellow, blond, grey.
newgrass (English): A progressive subgenre of bluegrass music,...
Definitions
- A progressive subgenre of bluegrass music,...
Ancestry of “newgrass”, step by step
newgrass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bluegrass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bluegrass | Kentucky bluegrass, "Poa pratensis"; A style of... |
| 2 | English | Blue | A letterman at Oxford or Cambridge; A member of... |
| 3 | Middle English | blēwe | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | blew | blue |
| 5 | Middle French | bleu | blue |
| 6 | Old French | blöe | blue |
| 7 | Latvian | blāvus | accusative plural masculine form of blāvs |
| 8 | Old High German | blāo | blue, dark, grey; blue; yellow |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | blāu | blue |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | blēwaz | blue; a dark bluish or grey colour, black |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlēw- | yellow, blond, grey |
via English New
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | New | made, or created |
| 2 | English | MAN | Initialism of Metropolitan Area Network |
| 3 | English | manual | A handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage... |
| 4 | Middle English | manuel | — |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | manuel | manual; done with the hands; handle; manual;... |
| 6 | Old French | manual | — |
| 7 | Latin | manuālis | hand |
| 8 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |