Where does “ogräs” come from?
ogräs (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish ogräs, from Old Swedish ō-, from Old Norse ú-, from Proto-Germanic un-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
ogräs (Swedish): weed; unwanted plant
Definitions
- weed; unwanted plant
Ancestry of “ogräs”, step by step
ogräs traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Swedish ogräs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | ogräs | weed, unwanted plant |
| 2 | Old Swedish | ō- | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | ú- | not, non-, un- |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
via Swedish gräs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gräs | grass; any plant of the family Poaceae; grass,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | gras | grass, herbage; a herb, usually with special... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | grasą | grass |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |
via Swedish o
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | o | O; the letter o; the Greek letter omega, being... |