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Where does “grasą” come from?

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

grasą (Proto-Germanic): grass

Definitions

  1. grass

Ancestry of “grasą”, step by step

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

Words derived from “grasą”

  • grass
  • grassy
  • grassland
  • graze
  • grasshopper
  • bluegrass
  • turfgrass
  • seagrass
  • ryegrass
  • lemongrass
  • switchgrass
  • shortgrass
  • tallgrass
  • eelgrass
  • bentgrass
  • crabgrass
  • wheatgrass
  • grazer
  • sawgrass
  • grassroot
  • sweetgrass
  • cordgrass
  • grassless
  • cheatgrass
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