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
Ancestry of “ges”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | gers | Alternative form of gras |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | gras | grass |
| 3 | Old Dutch | gras | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gras | grass |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grasą | grass |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |