Where does “graumeliert” come from?

graumeliert (German) comes 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.

graumeliert (German): graying, salt-and-pepper

Definitions

  1. graying, salt-and-pepper

Ancestry of “graumeliert”, step by step

graumeliert traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Grau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGraugrey
2Middle High Germangrā—
3Old High Germangrāogrey
4Proto-Germanicgrēwazgrey
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via German meliert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmeliertmottled
2Frenchmêlépast participle of mêler
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic grēwaz →Every word from Old High German grāo →
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