Where does “Grashalm” come from?

Grashalm (German) comes from German halm, from Middle High German halm, from Old High German halm, from Proto-West Germanic *halm, from Proto-Germanic halmaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

Grashalm (German): blade of grass

Definitions

  1. blade of grass

Ancestry of “Grashalm”, step by step

Grashalm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German halm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhalmstalk
2Middle High Germanhalm—
3Old High Germanhalm—
4Proto-West Germanic*halmhalm, stem, stalk
5Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

via German gras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangrassingular imperative of grasen; first-person...
2Middle High Germangras—
3Old High Germangrasgrass
4Proto-West Germanicgrasgrass
5Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halmaz →