Where does “grayslick” come from?
grayslick (English) comes from English gray, from English grey, from Middle English grey, from Old English grǣġ, from Proto-West Germanic *grāu, from Proto-Germanic grēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.
grayslick (English): Glassy, calm seawater
Definitions
- Glassy, calm seawater
Ancestry of “grayslick”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gray | Having a color somewhere between white and black,... |
| 2 | English | grey | Britain and Commonwealth of Nations standard... |
| 3 | Middle English | grey | grey, dull, drab; glinting, glistening; grey |
| 4 | Old English | grǣġ | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *grāu | grey |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grēwaz | grey |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |