Where does “grauvakka” come from?

grauvakka (Finnish) comes from German Grauwacke, from German Grau, from Middle High German grā, from Old High German grāo, from Proto-Germanic grēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.

grauvakka (Finnish): greywacke

Definitions

  1. greywacke

Ancestry of “grauvakka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGrauwacke—
2GermanGraugrey
3Middle High Germangrā—
4Old High Germangrāogrey
5Proto-Germanicgrēwazgrey
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grēwaz →Every word from Old High German grāo →