Where does “hundtandsgräs” come from?

hundtandsgräs (Swedish) comes from Swedish hund, from Old Swedish hunder, from Old Norse hundr, from Proto-Germanic hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

hundtandsgräs (Swedish): Bermuda grass

Definitions

  1. Bermuda grass

Ancestry of “hundtandsgräs”, step by step

hundtandsgräs traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhunda dog; a hound
2Old Swedishhunderdog
3Old Norsehundra dog
4Proto-Germanichundazdog
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwn̥tós—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

via Swedish tand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtanda tooth; in a mouth or on a saw; a tooth, a dent,...
2Old Swedishtantooth
3Old Norsetǫnntooth
4Proto-Germanictanþstooth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwn̥tós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hundaz →