Where does “Greis” come from?

Greis (German) comes from Middle High German grīs, from Old High German grīs, from Proto-West Germanic *grīs, from Proto-Germanic grīsaz — grey; terrible; frightening.

Greis (German): old man

Definitions

  1. old man

Ancestry of “Greis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangrīs—
2Old High Germangrīsgrey
3Proto-West Germanic*grīsgrey
4Proto-Germanicgrīsazgrey; terrible; frightening

Words derived from “Greis”

Every word from Proto-Germanic grīsaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *grīs →Every word from Old High German grīs →