Where does “gressrot” come from?

gressrot (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.

gressrot (Norwegian Bokmål): grass root

Definitions

  1. grass root

Ancestry of “gressrot”, step by step

gressrot 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 rot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålrotroot; imperative of rote
2Old Norserótroot
3Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grasą →Every word from Old Norse gras →