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Where does “gers” come from?

gers (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic grasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

gers (Old Frisian): grass

Definitions

  1. grass

Ancestry of “gers”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Words derived from “gers”

  • gersmoanne
  • gers
  • Gäärs
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