Where does “gravy-eyed” come from?

gravy-eyed (English) comes from English gravy, from Middle English gravey, from Old French gravé, from Medieval Latin grava, from Gaulish grawa, from Proto-Celtic grāwā, from Proto-Indo-European gʰroh₁weh₂, from Proto-Indo-European gʰreh₁w- — to grind.

gravy-eyed (English): bleary-eyed

Definitions

  1. bleary-eyed

Ancestry of “gravy-eyed”, step by step

gravy-eyed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gravy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgravyA thick sauce made from the fat or juices that...
2Middle Englishgraveygravy; a sauce for poultry and fish
3Old Frenchgravégravel
4Medieval Latingrava
5Gaulishgrawa
6Proto-Celticgrāwāgravel, pebbles
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰroh₁weh₂
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰreh₁w-to grind

via English eyed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisheyedHaving eyes; Having eye-like spots; Having the...
2Middle Englisheyedeyed; having eye; Having holes
3Middle EnglisheieAn eye; A highly valued or regarded object;...
4Old Englishēageeye
5Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
6Proto-Germanicaugôeye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰreh₁w-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰroh₁weh₂Every word from Proto-Celtic grāwā