Where does “jries” come from?

jries (Central Franconian) comes from Middle High German grīs, from Old High German grīs, from Proto-West Germanic *grīs, from Proto-Germanic grīsaz — grey; terrible; frightening.

jries (Central Franconian): grey

Definitions

  1. grey

Ancestry of “jries”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangrīs—
2Old High Germangrīsgrey
3Proto-West Germanic*grīsgrey
4Proto-Germanicgrīsazgrey; terrible; frightening
Every word from Proto-Germanic grīsaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *grīs →Every word from Old High German grīs →