Where does “grys” come from?
grys (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch grijs, from Middle Dutch grijs, from Old Dutch grīs, from Proto-West Germanic *grīs, from Proto-Germanic grīsaz — grey; terrible; frightening.
grys (Afrikaans): grey/gray
Ancestry of “grys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | grijs | grey, grey-colored; old; weathered, tarnished,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | grijs | grey |
| 3 | Old Dutch | grīs | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *grīs | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grīsaz | grey; terrible; frightening |
Words derived from “grys”