Where does “grasgrene” come from?
grasgrene (Middle English) comes from Old English græsgrēne, from Proto-Germanic *grasagrōnī, from Proto-Germanic grasagrōniz, from Proto-Germanic grōniz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.
grasgrene (Middle English): grass green; Green like grass; grass green
Definitions
- grass green; Green like grass; grass green
Ancestry of “grasgrene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | græsgrēne | grass-green |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *grasagrōnī | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | grasagrōniz | grass-green |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | grōniz | green |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |