Where does “gråne” come from?

gråne (Danish) comes from Danish -ne, from Old Norse -na, from Proto-Germanic -naną, from Proto-Germanic -nō-, from Proto-Indo-European -néh₂-.

gråne (Danish): to grey, to gray

Definitions

  1. to grey, to gray

Ancestry of “gråne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danish-neUsed with some adjectives to form inchoative...
2Old Norse-naUsed to form inchoative verbs from adjectives;...
3Proto-Germanic-nanąForms fientive verbs, with a sense of 'to become...
4Proto-Germanic-nō-—
5Proto-Indo-European-néh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -néh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -naną →Every word from Old Norse -na →