Where does “גראָזגריל” come from?

גראָזגריל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish גראָז, from Old High German 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.

גראָזגריל (Yiddish): grasshopper

Definitions

  1. grasshopper

Ancestry of “גראָזגריל”, step by step

גראָזגריל traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish גראָז

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishגראָזgrass
2Old High Germangrasgrass
3Proto-West Germanicgrasgrass
4Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via Yiddish גריל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishגרילcricket
2Middle High Germangrillecricket
3Old High Germangrillo—
4Latingrylluscricket, grasshopper; a comic figure
5Ancient Greekγρύλλοςkind of dance performed in Egypt; performer in...
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