Where does “gress” come from?

gress (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.

gress (Norwegian Bokmål): grass

Definitions

  1. grass

Ancestry of “gress”, step by step

gress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish græs

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

via Old Norse borrablað

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseborrablað—
2Proto-Germanicburzô—

Words derived from “gress”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grasą →Every word from Old Norse gras →