Etymograph

English

goosegrass

From goose + grass.

Formed from goose + grass

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns

Proto-Germanic *gans

Proto-West Germanic *gans

Old English gōs

Middle English goos

English goose

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

noun Any of various grasses, sometimes used as food for geese, principally in genus Eleusine.

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

Etymograph / goosegrass