Where does “gras” come from?
gras (Faroese) comes from Old Norse gras, from Proto-Germanic grasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.
gras (Faroese): grass
Ancestry of “gras”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | gras | grass, herbage; a herb, usually with special... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | grasą | grass |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |
Words derived from “gras”