Where does “ges” come from?

ges (West Flemish) comes from Middle Dutch gers, from Middle Dutch gras, from Old Dutch gras, from Proto-West Germanic gras, from Proto-Germanic grasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

ges (West Flemish): grass

Definitions

  1. grass

Ancestry of “ges”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle DutchgersAlternative form of gras
2Middle Dutchgrasgrass
3Old Dutchgras—
4Proto-West Germanicgrasgrass
5Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Words derived from “ges”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grasą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gras →