Where does “tvogegras” come from?

tvogegras (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk gras, from Old Norse gras, from Proto-Germanic grasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

tvogegras (Norwegian Nynorsk): plant used in making of a tvoge

Definitions

  1. plant used in making of a tvoge

Ancestry of “tvogegras”, step by step

tvogegras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk tvoge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorsktvogeA washing cloth
2Old Norseþvaga—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grasą →Every word from Old Norse gras →