Where does “grasbewachsen” come from?
grasbewachsen (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.
grasbewachsen (German): grassy
Definitions
- grassy
Ancestry of “grasbewachsen”, step by step
grasbewachsen 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 bewachsen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bewachsen | — |