Where does “gras bilong ai” come from?
gras bilong ai (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin bilong, from English belong, from Middle English belongen, from Middle English be-, from Old English be-, from Old English hrōpan, from Proto-West Germanic hrōpan, from Proto-Germanic hrōpaną — army.
gras bilong ai (Tok Pisin): eyebrow
Definitions
- eyebrow
Ancestry of “gras bilong ai”, step by step
gras bilong ai traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin bilong
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | bilong | of, belonging to; having a tendency to, known... |
| 2 | English | belong | To have its proper place; To be part of, or the... |
| 3 | Middle English | belongen | — |
| 4 | Middle English | be- | — |
| 5 | Old English | be- | a productive prefix usually used to form verbs... |
| 6 | Old English | hrōpan | to shout, proclaim; cry out, scream, howl; to cry... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hrōpan | to cry out, to call, to shout |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hrōpaną | to cry out, call, shout |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Tok Pisin ai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | ai | eye; hole, opening, lid; tip |
| 2 | English | Eye | A place name |
| 3 | Middle English | eye | awe, reverence, worshipfulness; horror, panic;... |
| 4 | Old English | eġe | fear |
| 5 | Old English | ēage | eye |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | augā | eye |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | augô | eye |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |
via Tok Pisin gras
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | gras | grass; vegetation; fur, hair |
| 2 | English | grass | Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by... |
| 3 | Middle English | gras | A grass; Any plant; especially a herbaceous one;... |
| 4 | Old English | græs | grass |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | gras | grass |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grasą | grass |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |