Where does “vergrijzing” come from?
vergrijzing (Dutch) comes from Dutch vergrijzen, from Dutch grijs, from Middle Dutch grijs, from Old Dutch grīs, from Proto-West Germanic *grīs, from Proto-Germanic grīsaz — grey; terrible; frightening.
vergrijzing (Dutch): the ageing of the population due to a decrease in...
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- the ageing of the population due to a decrease in...
Ancestry of “vergrijzing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | vergrijzen | to grey; to age |
| 2 | Dutch | grijs | grey, grey-colored; old; weathered, tarnished,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | grijs | grey |
| 4 | Old Dutch | grīs | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *grīs | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grīsaz | grey; terrible; frightening |