Where does “gräs” come from?

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

gräs (Swedish): grass; any plant of the family Poaceae; grass,...

Definitions

  1. grass; any plant of the family Poaceae; grass,...

Ancestry of “gräs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegrasgrass, herbage; a herb, usually with special...
2Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Words derived from “gräs

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