English word grass comes from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰorn-, Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁-, and later Proto-Germanic *grōaną ((plant) to grow. To green.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *ǵʰorn- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *gʰreh₁- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to grow |
| *grōaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | (plant) to grow. To green. |
| *grōniz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Green. |
| *grasą | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Grass. |
| græs | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Grass. |
| gres | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| grass | English (en) | (transitive) To bring to the grass or ground; to land.. (transitive) To cover with grass or with turf.. (transitive) To expose, as flax, on the grass for bleaching, etc.. (transitive) To lay out on the grass; to knock down (an opponent etc.).. (transitive, or, intransitive, slang) To act as a grass or informer, to betray; to report on (criminals etc) to the authorities. (countable) Various [...] |