Where does “griser” come from?

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

griser (French): grey; gray out, to make gray or lighter in color...

Definitions

  1. grey; gray out, to make gray or lighter in color...

Ancestry of “griser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgrisgrey, gray; drunk, tipsy; gray
2Old Occitangris—
3Frankishgrīsgrey
4Proto-Germanicgrīsazgrey; terrible; frightening

Words derived from “griser”

Every word from Proto-Germanic grīsaz →Every word from Frankish grīs →Every word from Old Occitan gris →