Grass
/ɡræs/noun
A low-growing plant with narrow leaves, especially one of the family Poaceae.
Did you know?Grass descends from a Proto-Germanic word for 'growing plant,' and its deep roots connect it to other words for growth and greenness across the Germanic family.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ghreh₂-
“to grow, become green”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*grasą
“grass, herb, pasture”
Old English
OE
græs
“grass, herb, pasture”
Middle English
ME
gras
“grass, herbage”
Modern English
English
grass
“grass; any of the common green pasture plants”