Where does “maus gras” come from?
maus gras (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin gras, from English grass, from Middle English gras, from Old English græs, from Proto-West Germanic gras, from Proto-Germanic grasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.
maus gras (Tok Pisin): moustache
Definitions
- moustache
Ancestry of “maus gras”, step by step
maus gras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Tok Pisin maus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | maus | mouth |
| 2 | English | mouth | The opening of a creature through which food is... |
| 3 | Middle English | mouþ | Alternative form of mouth |
| 4 | Old English | mūþ | mouth, opening, door, gate |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *munþ | mouth |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | munþaz | mouth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |