Where does “gräsänkling” come from?

gräsänkling (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.

gräsänkling (Swedish): a married man (or, in an extended sense, a man in a long-term relationship) whose partner is temporarily away; a grass widower

Definitions

  1. a married man (or, in an extended sense, a man in a long-term relationship) whose partner is temporarily away; a grass widower

Ancestry of “gräsänkling”, step by step

gräsänkling 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 änkling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishänklinga widower
2Swedishänkaa widow
3Old Swedishænkiawidow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grasą →Every word from Old Norse gras →