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Where does “grás” come from?

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

grás (Icelandic): masculine genitive singular positive degree of...

Definitions

  1. masculine genitive singular positive degree of...

Ancestry of “grás”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegrasgrass, herbage; a herb, usually with special...
2Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
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