Where does “grisgiu” come from?

grisgiu (Corsican) comes from Frankish grīs, from Proto-Germanic grīsaz — grey; terrible; frightening.

grisgiu (Corsican): grey

Definitions

  1. grey

Ancestry of “grisgiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishgrīsgrey
2Proto-Germanicgrīsazgrey; terrible; frightening
Every word from Proto-Germanic grīsaz →Every word from Frankish grīs →