Where does “Gäärs” come from?
Gäärs (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian gers, from Proto-Germanic grasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.
Gäärs (Saterland Frisian): grass
Ancestry of “Gäärs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | gers | grass |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | grasą | grass |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |