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Where does “gras” come from?

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

Ancestry of “gras”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gras”

  • Grasdach
  • Herbstgrasmilbe
  • grasbewachsen
  • grasgrün
  • Gras
  • Grashüpfer
  • gras
  • gras
  • gros
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