Etymology

seagrass

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Today it means: Any of various grass-like marine plants that grow underwater in salt water. Full definition →

English grass ← Middle English gras ← Old English græs
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*seykʷ-
  2. Proto-Germanic*sīhwaną
  3. Proto-Germanic*saiwiz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*saiwi
  5. Old Englishsǣ
  6. Middle Englishsee
  7. Englishsea
  8. Proto-Indo-European*gʰreh₁-
  9. Proto-Germanic*grasą
  10. Proto-West Germanic*gras
  11. Old Englishgræs
  12. Middle Englishgras
  13. Englishgrass
  14. English todayseagrass

From sea + grass.

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