Where does “grayling” come from?
Grayling derives from English gray or grey, from Middle English grey, from Old English -a, from Proto-Germanic grēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European -lós.
grayling (English): Any freshwater fish of the genus "Thymallus" or...
Definitions
- Any freshwater fish of the genus "Thymallus" or...
Ancestry of “grayling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | greylyng | grayling |
| 2 | Middle English | -ling | An adverbial suffix denoting direction, state or position |
| 3 | Old English | -ling | adverbial suffix denoting direction, state or... |
| 4 | Old English | lang | long; lasting; old, ancient; advanced |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | lang | long |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | langaz | long |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dlongʰos | long |