Where does “Wiesengras” come from?

Wiesengras (German) comes from German Wiese, from Middle High German wīse, from Old High German wīsa, from Proto-Germanic wīsaz, from Proto-Indo-European weydstos, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Wiesengras (German): meadow grass especially, long grass stalks

Definitions

  1. meadow grass especially, long grass stalks

Ancestry of “Wiesengras”, step by step

Wiesengras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wiese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWiesea meadow; a lawn, especially a large one, loosely...
2Middle High Germanwīse—
3Old High Germanwīsaway, manner
4Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

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
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