Where does “Rasenpflege” come from?

Rasenpflege (German) comes from German pflege, from Middle High German pflege, from Old High German pflega, from Proto-West Germanic plegō, from Proto-West Germanic -ō, from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

Rasenpflege (German): lawn care

Definitions

  1. lawn care

Ancestry of “Rasenpflege”, step by step

Rasenpflege traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German pflege

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpflegeinflection of pflegen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanpflege—
3Old High Germanpflega—
4Proto-West Germanicplegōcare; an exercise; a game
5Proto-West Germanic-ōCreates adverbs from adjectives; Creates agent...
6Proto-Germanic-ô-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
7Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

via German rāsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrāsen—
2Middle High Germanrāsen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -ō →