Where does “gresse” come from?

gresse (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.

gresse (Middle English): Alternative form of gras; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of gras; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “gresse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgræsgrass
2Proto-West Germanicgrasgrass
3Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grasą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gras →