Where does “grasgrün” come from?

grasgrün (German) comes from German grün, from Middle High German grüene, from Old High German gruoni, from Proto-West Germanic grōnī, from Proto-Germanic grōniz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

grasgrün (German): grass-green

Definitions

  1. grass-green

Ancestry of “grasgrün”, step by step

grasgrün traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German grün

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangrüngreen; unripe; inexperienced, young
2Middle High Germangrüene—
3Old High Germangruonigreen; greenness
4Proto-West Germanicgrōnīgreen
5Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via German Gras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGrasgrass; weed, marijuana
2Middle High Germangras—
3Old High Germangrasgrass
4Proto-West Germanicgrasgrass
5Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grōniz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic grōnī →