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Where does “gervigras” come from?

gervigras (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.

gervigras (Icelandic): artificial turf

Definitions

  1. artificial turf

Ancestry of “gervigras”, step by step

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
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