Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse gras ‎(“grass”), from Proto-Germanic *grasą, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁- ‎(“grow, become green”).

Noun

græs n (singular definite græsset, plural indefinite græsser)

1. grass

Inflection

Old English

Alternative forms

• gærs

Noun

græs n ‎(nominative plural grasu)

1. grass

Descendants

• Middle English: gras, gres, gers
  • English: grass
  • Scots: girse, gers, gress