Where does “Liebesgras” come from?
Liebesgras (German) comes from German gras, from Middle High German gras, from Old High German gras, from Proto-West Germanic gras, from Proto-Germanic grasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.
Liebesgras (German): love grass (Eragrostis)
Definitions
- love grass (Eragrostis)
Ancestry of “Liebesgras”, step by step
Liebesgras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German gras
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gras | singular imperative of grasen; first-person... |
| 2 | Middle High German | gras | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gras | grass |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gras | grass |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grasą | grass |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |
via German liebe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | liebe | ' inflected form of lieb; inflection of... |
| 2 | Middle High German | liebe | the quality of love, pleasure, joy, favour, love;... |
| 3 | Old High German | lioba | fortune, health, pleasantness, joy |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | leubaz | dear, beloved |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewbʰ- | to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |