Where does “grison” come from?

grison (English) comes from Old French gris, from Vulgar Latin grisus, from Proto-Germanic grīsaz — grey; terrible; frightening.

grison (English): A small, carnivorous South American mammal, of...

Definitions

  1. A small, carnivorous South American mammal, of...

Ancestry of “grison”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgrisgray
2Vulgar Latingrisus—
3Proto-Germanicgrīsazgrey; terrible; frightening

Words derived from “grison”

Every word from Proto-Germanic grīsaz →Every word from Vulgar Latin grisus →Every word from Old French gris →