Where does “gazon” come from?

gazon (Polish) comes from French gazon, from Middle French gazon, from Old French gason, from Frankish waso, from Proto-Germanic wasô, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

gazon (Polish): lawn

Definitions

  1. lawn

Ancestry of “gazon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgazonlawn; turf; grass
2Middle Frenchgazon—
3Old Frenchgason—
4Frankishwasoground, turf
5Proto-Germanicwasômoisture; ground; moisture, ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wasô →Every word from Frankish waso →
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