Where does “grasfræ” come from?

grasfræ (Faroese) comes from Faroese gras, from Old Norse gras, from Proto-Germanic grasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

grasfræ (Faroese): grass seed

Definitions

  1. grass seed

Ancestry of “grasfræ”, step by step

grasfræ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese gras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesegrasgrass
2Old Norsegrasgrass, herbage; a herb, usually with special...
3Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via Faroese fræ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesefræa seed of a plant
2Old Norsefræa seed of a plant; inflection of frær: ## strong...
3Proto-Germanicfraiwąseed, semen; gender; offspring
4Proto-Indo-European(s)per-to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grasą →Every word from Old Norse gras →