Where does “Greyson” come from?

Greyson comes from Middle English greyve, from Old Norse greifi, from Proto-Germanic grōbō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots gʰrebʰ- and gʰrābʰ- meaning to seize or grasp.

Ancestry of “Greyson”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGraysonfor a son of a steward
2Middle Englishgreyvesteward
3Old Norsegreifia count, earl, steward
4Middle Low Germangrēve—
5Old High Germangrāviocount, local judge
6Proto-West Germanicgarāfijōcount; earl; reeve, bailiff
Every word from Proto-West Germanic garāfijō →Every word from Old High German grāvio →Every word from Middle Low German grēve →