Where does “grijzig” come from?
grijzig (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.
grijzig (Dutch): greyish, of a colour or shade which resembles or hinges on grey and/or contains some grey
Definitions
- greyish, of a colour or shade which resembles or hinges on grey and/or contains some grey
Ancestry of “grijzig”, step by step
grijzig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch grijs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | grijs | grey, grey-colored; old; weathered, tarnished,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | grijs | grey |
| 3 | Old Dutch | grīs | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *grīs | grey |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grīsaz | grey; terrible; frightening |
via Dutch ig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ig | -y |