Where does “oknagras” come from?

oknagras (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.

oknagras (Faroese): quillwort

Definitions

  1. quillwort

Ancestry of “oknagras”, step by step

oknagras 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 okn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroeseoknA whooper swan, "Cygnus cygnus"; An uncertain...
2Old Norseálptswan
3Proto-Germanicalbitsswan
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂elbʰ-white

Words derived from “oknagras”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grasą →Every word from Old Norse gras →