Where does “grauwtje” come from?

grauwtje (Dutch) comes from Dutch grauw, from Middle Dutch grau, from Old Dutch grāo, from Proto-West Germanic *grāu, from Proto-Germanic grēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

grauwtje (Dutch): donkey; grisaille

Definitions

  1. donkey; grisaille

Ancestry of “grauwtje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgrauwgrey, not brightly colored, ashen, grubby, grimy;...
2Middle Dutchgrau—
3Old Dutchgrāogrey
4Proto-West Germanic*grāugrey
5Proto-Germanicgrēwazgrey
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grēwaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *grāu →