Where does “grei” come from?

grei (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese grey, from Latin grex, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

grei (Galician): association, society; parish; group of vassals or...

Definitions

  1. association, society; parish; group of vassals or...

Ancestry of “grei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesegrey—
2Latingrexa group of smaller animals: a flock of birds, sheep, etc., a pack of dogs, wolves, etc., a swarm of insects, etc
3Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Latin grex →Every word from Old Portuguese grey →