Where does “alfagress” come from?

alfagress (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål gress, from Danish græs, from Old Norse gras, from Proto-Germanic grasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

alfagress (Norwegian Bokmål): esparto grass, Stipa tenacissima

Definitions

  1. esparto grass, Stipa tenacissima

Ancestry of “alfagress”, step by step

alfagress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål gress

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgressgrass
2Danishgræsgrass
3Old Norsegrasgrass, herbage; a herb, usually with special...
4Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via Norwegian Bokmål alfa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålalfaalpha, first letter of the Greek alphabet;...
2Ancient Greekἄλφαalpha, the name for the first letter Α, α of the...
3Phoenician𐤀𐤋𐤐thousand; bull, ox, head of cattle
4Proto-Semitic*ʔalp-thousand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic grasąEvery word from Old Norse gras