Where does “gressplen” come from?

gressplen (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål plen, from English plain, from Middle English pleyn, from Anglo-Norman pleyn, from Old French playn, from Old French plain, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic plēnos — to fill.

gressplen (Norwegian Bokmål): a lawn

Definitions

  1. a lawn

Ancestry of “gressplen”, step by step

gressplen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål plen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålplena lawn
2EnglishplainFlat, level; Simple; Obvious
3Middle Englishpleynclear; unambiguous
4Anglo-NormanpleynAlternative form of plein
5Old Frenchplayn—
6Old Frenchplainfull; plain; flat
7Latinplēnusfull; filled; complete
8Proto-Italicplēnosfull
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Italic plēnos →