Where does “bermudagräs” come from?

bermudagräs (Swedish) comes from Swedish gräs, from Old Norse gras, from Proto-Germanic grasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

bermudagräs (Swedish): Bermuda grass

Definitions

  1. Bermuda grass

Ancestry of “bermudagräs”, step by step

bermudagräs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish gräs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgräsgrass; any plant of the family Poaceae; grass,...
2Old Norsegrasgrass, herbage; a herb, usually with special...
3Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via Swedish Bermuda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishBermuda—
2EnglishBermudaA pale, slightly blue shade of green
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grasą →Every word from Old Norse gras →