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...

Definitions

  1. the ageing of the population due to a decrease in...

Ancestry of “vergrijzing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvergrijzento grey; to age
2Dutchgrijsgrey, grey-colored; old; weathered, tarnished,...
3Middle Dutchgrijsgrey
4Old Dutchgrīs—
5Proto-West Germanic*grīsgrey
6Proto-Germanicgrīsazgrey; terrible; frightening
Every word from Proto-Germanic grīsaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *grīs →Every word from Old Dutch grīs →
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