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

Definitions

  1. grey/gray

Ancestry of “grys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgrijsgrey, grey-colored; old; weathered, tarnished,...
2Middle Dutchgrijsgrey
3Old Dutchgrīs—
4Proto-West Germanic*grīsgrey
5Proto-Germanicgrīsazgrey; terrible; frightening
Every word from Proto-Germanic grīsaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *grīs →Every word from Old Dutch grīs →