Where does “grasetar” come from?

grasetar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk etar, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

grasetar (Norwegian Nynorsk): herbivore

Definitions

  1. herbivore

Ancestry of “grasetar”, step by step

grasetar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk etar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsketareater
2Latinstōto stand
3Proto-Italicstaēōstand
4Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Norwegian Nynorsk gras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgrasgrass
2Old Norsegrasgrass, herbage; a herb, usually with special...
3Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti →Every word from Proto-Italic staēō →