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
Ancestry of “grasfræ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Faroese | gras | grass |
| 2 | Old Norse | gras | grass, herbage; a herb, usually with special... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | grasą | grass |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |