Etymograph

English

above grass

From above + grass, in reference to grass only growing on the surface.

A compound of above + grass

Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘up’

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Proto-West Germanic *biobanā

Old English bufan ‘over’

Old English ābufan

Middle English above

English above

Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- ‘to grow’

Proto-Germanic *grasą

Proto-West Germanic *gras

Old English græs

Middle English gras ‘a grass’

English grass

Today it means

prep_phrase Above ground; on the surface.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / above grass