Where does “tófugras” come from?
tófugras (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.
tófugras (Icelandic): brittle bladder-fern (Cystopteris fragilis)
Definitions
- brittle bladder-fern (Cystopteris fragilis)
Ancestry of “tófugras”, step by step
tófugras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic grás
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | grás | masculine genitive singular positive degree of... |
| 2 | Old Norse | gras | grass, herbage; a herb, usually with special... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | grasą | grass |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |
via Icelandic tófa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | tófa | fox, vixen |