Where does “gazon” come from?

gazon (French) comes from Middle French gazon, from Old French gason, from Frankish waso, from Proto-Germanic wasô, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

gazon (French): lawn; turf; grass

Definitions

  1. lawn; turf; grass

Ancestry of “gazon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchgazon—
2Old Frenchgason—
3Frankishwasoground, turf
4Proto-Germanicwasômoisture; ground; moisture, ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “gazon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wasô →Every word from Frankish waso →