Where does “griza alno” come from?

griza alno (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto griza, from French gris, from Old Occitan gris, from Frankish grīs, from Proto-Germanic grīsaz — grey; terrible; frightening.

griza alno (Esperanto): grey alder (A tree in the genus Alnus; Alnus incana.)

Definitions

  1. grey alder (A tree in the genus Alnus; Alnus incana.)

Ancestry of “griza alno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantogrizagray
2Frenchgrisgrey, gray; drunk, tipsy; gray
3Old Occitangris—
4Frankishgrīsgrey
5Proto-Germanicgrīsazgrey; terrible; frightening
Every word from Proto-Germanic grīsaz →Every word from Frankish grīs →Every word from Old Occitan gris →
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