Where does “gráur” come from?

gráur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse grár, from Proto-Germanic grēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

gráur (Faroese): grey

Definitions

  1. grey

Ancestry of “gráur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegrárgrey; spiteful
2Proto-Germanicgrēwazgrey
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Words derived from “gráur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grēwaz →Every word from Old Norse grár →