Where does “Süßgras” come from?

Süßgras (German) comes from German süß, from Middle High German süezi, from Old High German suozī, from Old High German -ī, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Süßgras (German): any plant of the true grasses (plant family Poaceae)

Definitions

  1. any plant of the true grasses (plant family Poaceae)

Ancestry of “Süßgras”, step by step

Süßgras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German süß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansüßsweet; cute; Geschmack; bitter, salzig, sauer,...
2Middle High Germansüezi
3Old High Germansuozīsweet
4Old High German-ness
5Proto-West Germanic-ness, -th
6Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

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 -h₂Every word from Old High German Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄