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Where does “gras” come from?

gras (Middle English) comes from Old English græs, from Proto-West Germanic gras, from Proto-Germanic grasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

gras (Middle English): A grass; Any plant; especially a herbaceous one;...

Definitions

  1. A grass; Any plant; especially a herbaceous one;...

Ancestry of “gras”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgræsgrass
2Proto-West Germanicgrasgrass
3Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Words derived from “gras”

  • grass
  • grassy
  • grassland
  • bluegrass
  • turfgrass
  • seagrass
  • ryegrass
  • lemongrass
  • switchgrass
  • shortgrass
  • tallgrass
  • eelgrass
  • bentgrass
  • crabgrass
  • wheatgrass
  • sawgrass
  • grassroot
  • sweetgrass
  • cordgrass
  • grassless
  • cheatgrass
  • bunchgrass
  • grassplot
  • grassing
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