Where does “grijskruid” come from?

grijskruid (Dutch) comes from Dutch grijs, from Middle Dutch grijs, from Old Dutch grīs, from Proto-West Germanic *grīs, from Proto-Germanic grīsaz — grey; terrible; frightening.

grijskruid (Dutch): hoary alyssum, hoary berteroa (Berteroa incana)

Definitions

  1. hoary alyssum, hoary berteroa (Berteroa incana)

Ancestry of “grijskruid”, step by step

grijskruid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch grijs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgrijsgrey, grey-colored; old; weathered, tarnished,...
2Middle Dutchgrijsgrey
3Old Dutchgrīs
4Proto-West Germanic*grīsgrey
5Proto-Germanicgrīsazgrey; terrible; frightening

via Dutch kruid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkruidherb; a plant without a wooden stem; spice
2Middle Dutchcruutplant, vegetation, herb; edible plant, vegetable;...
3Old Dutchkrūd
4Proto-West Germanic*krūdherb, plant
Every word from Proto-Germanic grīsaz