Where does “græsgrēne” come from?
græsgrēne (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *grasagrōnī, from Proto-Germanic grasagrōniz, from Proto-Germanic grōniz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.
Ancestry of “græsgrēne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *grasagrōnī | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | grasagrōniz | grass-green |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | grōniz | green |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |