Where does “Sauergrasgewächs” come from?
Sauergrasgewächs (German) comes from German Gewächs, from German wachsen, from Middle High German wahsen, from Old High German wahsan, from Proto-West Germanic wahsan, from Proto-Germanic wahsijaną, from Indo-European *h₂weks-.
Sauergrasgewächs (German): any plant of the sedge family (Cyperaceae)
Definitions
- any plant of the sedge family (Cyperaceae)
Ancestry of “Sauergrasgewächs”, step by step
Sauergrasgewächs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Gewächs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gewächs | plant |
| 2 | German | wachsen | to grow; to grow, to increase; to wax |
| 3 | Middle High German | wahsen | to grow |
| 4 | Old High German | wahsan | to grow |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wahsan | to grow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wahsijaną | to grow |
| 7 | Indo-European | *h₂weks- | — |
via German Sauergras
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sauergras | any plant of the sedge family (Cyperaceae) |
| 2 | German | sauer | sour; acid; acidic; upset; annoyed; angry;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | sūr | sour |
| 4 | Old High German | sūr | sour |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sūr | sour, acidic |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sūraz | sour, acidic |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | suHrós | sour, salty, bitter |