Where does “gers” come from?

gers (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian gers, from Proto-Germanic grasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

gers (West Frisian): grass

Definitions

  1. grass

Ancestry of “gers”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiangersgrass
2Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Words derived from “gers”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grasą →Every word from Old Frisian gers →