Where does “friggjargras” come from?

friggjargras (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic grás, from Old Norse gras, from Proto-Germanic grasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

friggjargras (Icelandic): northern green orchid (Platanthera hyperborea)

Definitions

  1. northern green orchid (Platanthera hyperborea)

Ancestry of “friggjargras”, step by step

friggjargras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic grás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgrásmasculine genitive singular positive degree of...
2Old Norsegrasgrass, herbage; a herb, usually with special...
3Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via Icelandic Frigg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IcelandicFriggFrigg
2Old NorseFrigg—
3Proto-GermanicFrijjōFrigg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grasą →Every word from Old Norse gras →